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Title: Class Ib Ribonucleotide Reductases: Activation of a Peroxido-Mn II Mn III to Generate a Reactive Oxo-Mn III Mn IV Oxidant

Abstract

In the postulated catalytic cycle of class Ib Mn2 ribonucleotide reductases (RNRs), a MnII2 core is suggested to react with superoxide (O2·–) to generate peroxido-MnIIMnIII and oxo-MnIIIMnIV entities prior to proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) oxidation of tyrosine. There is limited experimental support for this mechanism. We demonstrate that [MnII2(BPMP)(OAc)2](ClO4) (1, HBPMP = 2,6-bis[(bis(2 pyridylmethyl)amino)methyl]-4-methylphenol) was converted to peroxido-MnIIMnIII (2) in the presence of superoxide anion that converted to (μ-O)(μ-OH)MnIIIMnIV (3) via the addition of an H+-donor (p-TsOH) or (μ-O)2MnIIIMnIV (4) upon warming to room temperature. The physical properties of 3 and 4 were probed using UV–vis, EPR, X-ray absorption, and IR spectroscopies and mass spectrometry. Compounds 3 and 4 were capable of phenol oxidation to yield a phenoxyl radical via a concerted PCET oxidation, supporting the proposed mechanism of tyrosyl radical cofactor generation in RNRs. The synthetic models demonstrate that the postulated O2/Mn2/tyrosine activation mechanism in class Ib Mn2 RNRs is plausible and provides spectral insights into intermediates currently elusive in the native enzyme.

Authors:
 [1];  [1]; ORCiD logo [2];  [1]; ORCiD logo [3];  [4]; ORCiD logo [4]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [1]
  1. School of Chemistry, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, College Green, Dublin 2, Ireland
  2. Department of Chemistry and Centre for Metals in Biocatalysis, University of Minnesota, 207 Pleasant Street SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
  3. Case Western Reserve University Center for Synchrotron Biosciences, National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton, New York 11973, United States
  4. CNRS UMR 5250, DCM, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble F-38000, France
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
University of Dublin (Ireland)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
2281632
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 2283147
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-76SF00515
Resource Type:
Published Article
Journal Name:
Inorganic Chemistry
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Inorganic Chemistry Journal Volume: 63 Journal Issue: 4; Journal ID: ISSN 0020-1669
Publisher:
American Chemical Society
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; Aromatic compounds; Electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy; Electronic absorption; Proton coupled electron transfer; Transition metals

Citation Formats

Doyle, Lorna, Magherusan, Adriana, Xu, Shuangning, Murphy, Kayleigh, Farquhar, Erik R., Molton, Florian, Duboc, Carole, Que, Jr., Lawrence, and McDonald, Aidan R. Class Ib Ribonucleotide Reductases: Activation of a Peroxido-Mn II Mn III to Generate a Reactive Oxo-Mn III Mn IV Oxidant. United States: N. p., 2024. Web. doi:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c04163.
Doyle, Lorna, Magherusan, Adriana, Xu, Shuangning, Murphy, Kayleigh, Farquhar, Erik R., Molton, Florian, Duboc, Carole, Que, Jr., Lawrence, & McDonald, Aidan R. Class Ib Ribonucleotide Reductases: Activation of a Peroxido-Mn II Mn III to Generate a Reactive Oxo-Mn III Mn IV Oxidant. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c04163
Doyle, Lorna, Magherusan, Adriana, Xu, Shuangning, Murphy, Kayleigh, Farquhar, Erik R., Molton, Florian, Duboc, Carole, Que, Jr., Lawrence, and McDonald, Aidan R. Wed . "Class Ib Ribonucleotide Reductases: Activation of a Peroxido-Mn II Mn III to Generate a Reactive Oxo-Mn III Mn IV Oxidant". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c04163.
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title = {Class Ib Ribonucleotide Reductases: Activation of a Peroxido-Mn II Mn III to Generate a Reactive Oxo-Mn III Mn IV Oxidant},
author = {Doyle, Lorna and Magherusan, Adriana and Xu, Shuangning and Murphy, Kayleigh and Farquhar, Erik R. and Molton, Florian and Duboc, Carole and Que, Jr., Lawrence and McDonald, Aidan R.},
abstractNote = {In the postulated catalytic cycle of class Ib Mn2 ribonucleotide reductases (RNRs), a MnII2 core is suggested to react with superoxide (O2·–) to generate peroxido-MnIIMnIII and oxo-MnIIIMnIV entities prior to proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) oxidation of tyrosine. There is limited experimental support for this mechanism. We demonstrate that [MnII2(BPMP)(OAc)2](ClO4) (1, HBPMP = 2,6-bis[(bis(2 pyridylmethyl)amino)methyl]-4-methylphenol) was converted to peroxido-MnIIMnIII (2) in the presence of superoxide anion that converted to (μ-O)(μ-OH)MnIIIMnIV (3) via the addition of an H+-donor (p-TsOH) or (μ-O)2MnIIIMnIV (4) upon warming to room temperature. The physical properties of 3 and 4 were probed using UV–vis, EPR, X-ray absorption, and IR spectroscopies and mass spectrometry. Compounds 3 and 4 were capable of phenol oxidation to yield a phenoxyl radical via a concerted PCET oxidation, supporting the proposed mechanism of tyrosyl radical cofactor generation in RNRs. The synthetic models demonstrate that the postulated O2/Mn2/tyrosine activation mechanism in class Ib Mn2 RNRs is plausible and provides spectral insights into intermediates currently elusive in the native enzyme.},
doi = {10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c04163},
journal = {Inorganic Chemistry},
number = 4,
volume = 63,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jan 17 00:00:00 EST 2024},
month = {Wed Jan 17 00:00:00 EST 2024}
}

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