Redox transitions between oxygen intermediates in cytochrome-c oxidase

Some intermediates in the reduction of O2 to water by cytochrome-c oxidase have been characterized by optical, Raman, and magnetic circular dichroism spectroscopy. The so-called "peroxy" (P) and "ferryl" (F) forms of the enzyme, which have been considered to be intermediates of the oxygen reaction, can be generated when the oxidized enzyme reacts with H2O2, or when the two-electron reduced ("CO mixed-valence") enzyme reacts with O2. The structures as well as the overall redox states of P and F have recently been controversial. We show here, using tris(2,2'-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II) as a photoinducible reductant, that one-electron reduction of P yields F, and that one-electron reduction of F yields the oxidized enzyme. This confirms that the overall redox states of P and F differ from the oxidized enzyme by two and one electron equivalents, respectively. The structures of the P and F states are discussed.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1996

Erschienen:

1996

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:93

Enthalten in:

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 93(1996), 22 vom: 29. Okt., Seite 12235-9

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Verkhovsky, M I [VerfasserIn]
Morgan, J E [VerfasserIn]
Wikström, M [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

EC 1.9.3.1
Electron Transport Complex IV
Journal Article
MLT4718TJW
Oxygen
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Rubidium
S88TT14065

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Date Completed 24.12.1996

Date Revised 01.05.2019

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM088688585