Revisiting the role of electron donors in lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase biochemistry

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The plant cell wall is rich in carbohydrates and many fungi and bacteria have evolved to take advantage of this carbon source. These carbohydrates are largely locked away in polysaccharides and so these organisms deploy a range of enzymes that can liberate individual sugars from these challenging substrates. Glycoside hydrolases (GHs) are the enzymes that are largely responsible for bringing about this sugar release; however, 12 years ago, a family of enzymes known as lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) were also shown to be of key importance in this process. LPMOs are copper-dependent oxidative enzymes that can introduce chain breaks within polysaccharide chains. Initial work demonstrated that they could activate O2 to attack the substrate through a reaction that most likely required multiple electrons to be delivered to the enzyme. More recently, it has emerged that LPMO kinetics are significantly improved if H2O2 is supplied to the enzyme as a cosubstrate instead of O2. Only a single electron is required to activate an LPMO and H2O2 cosubstrate and the enzyme has been shown to catalyse multiple turnovers following the initial one-electron reduction of the copper, which is not possible if O2 is used. This has led to further studies of the roles of the electron donor in LPMO biochemistry, and this review aims to highlight recent findings in this area and consider how ongoing research could impact our understanding of the interplay between redox processes in nature.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:67

Enthalten in:

Essays in biochemistry - 67(2023), 3 vom: 18. Apr., Seite 585-595

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hemsworth, Glyn R [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

789U1901C5
BBX060AN9V
Copper
EC 1.-
Electron donor
Hydrogen Peroxide
Journal Article
Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase
Mixed Function Oxygenases
Oxidation-reduction
Polysaccharides
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

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Date Completed 19.04.2023

Date Revised 05.05.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1042/EBC20220164

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM35258310X