The Photoactive Excited State of the B12-Based Photoreceptor CarH

We have used transient absorption spectroscopy in the UV-visible and X-ray regions to characterize the excited state of CarH, a protein photoreceptor that uses a form of B12, adenosylcobalamin (AdoCbl), to sense light. With visible excitation, a nanosecond-lifetime photoactive excited state is formed with unit quantum yield. The time-resolved X-ray absorption near edge structure difference spectrum of this state demonstrates that the excited state of AdoCbl in CarH undergoes only modest structural expansion around the central cobalt, a behavior similar to that observed for methylcobalamin rather than for AdoCbl free in solution. We propose a new mechanism for CarH photoreactivity involving formation of a triplet excited state. This allows the sensor to operate with high quantum efficiency and without formation of potentially dangerous side products. By stabilizing the excited electronic state, CarH controls reactivity of AdoCbl and enables slow reactions that yield nonreactive products and bypass bond homolysis and reactive radical species formation.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:124

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The journal of physical chemistry. B - 124(2020), 47 vom: 25. Nov., Seite 10732-10738

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Miller, Nicholas A [VerfasserIn]
Kaneshiro, April K [VerfasserIn]
Konar, Arkaprabha [VerfasserIn]
Alonso-Mori, Roberto [VerfasserIn]
Britz, Alexander [VerfasserIn]
Deb, Aniruddha [VerfasserIn]
Glownia, James M [VerfasserIn]
Koralek, Jake D [VerfasserIn]
Mallik, Leena [VerfasserIn]
Meadows, Joseph H [VerfasserIn]
Michocki, Lindsay B [VerfasserIn]
van Driel, Tim B [VerfasserIn]
Koutmos, Markos [VerfasserIn]
Padmanabhan, S [VerfasserIn]
Elías-Arnanz, Montserrat [VerfasserIn]
Kubarych, Kevin J [VerfasserIn]
Marsh, E Neil G [VerfasserIn]
Penner-Hahn, James E [VerfasserIn]
Sension, Roseanne J [VerfasserIn]

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3G0H8C9362
Cobalt
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

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Date Completed 14.05.2021

Date Revised 14.05.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c09428

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM317423940