Shining a Spotlight on Methyl Groups : Photochemically Induced Dynamic Nuclear Polarization Spectroscopy of 5-Deazariboflavin and Its Nor Analogs

5-Deazaflavins are analogs of naturally occurring flavin cofactors. They serve as substitutes for natural flavin cofactors to investigate and modify the reaction pathways of flavoproteins. Demethylated 5-deazaflavins are potential candidates for artificial cofactors, allowing us to fine-tune the reaction kinetics and absorption characteristics of flavoproteins. In this contribution, demethylated 5-deazariboflavin radicals are investigated (1) to assess the influence of the methyl groups on the electronic structure of the 5-deazaflavin radical and (2) to explore their photophysical properties with regard to their potential as artificial cofactors. We determined the proton hyperfine structure of demethylated 5-deazariboflavins using photochemically induced dynamic nuclear polarization (photo-CIDNP) spectroscopy, as well as density functional theory (DFT). To provide context, we compare our findings to a study of flavin mononucleotide (FMN) derivatives. We found a significant influence of the methylation pattern on the absorption properties, as well as on the proton hyperfine coupling ratios of the xylene moiety, which appears to be solvent-dependent. This effect is enhanced by the replacement of N5 by C5-H in 5-deazaflavin derivatives compared to their respective flavin counterparts.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:25

Enthalten in:

International journal of molecular sciences - 25(2024), 2 vom: 10. Jan.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Panter, Sabrina [VerfasserIn]
Ayekoi, Audrey [VerfasserIn]
Tesche, Jannis [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Illarionov, Boris [VerfasserIn]
Bacher, Adelbert [VerfasserIn]
Fischer, Markus [VerfasserIn]
Weber, Stefan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

1604ZJR09T
19342-73-5
4,6-dinitro-o-cresol
5-deazaflavin
5-deazariboflavin
Dinitrocresols
Flavoproteins
Hyperfine coupling
Hyperpolarization
Journal Article
Photo-CIDNP
Protons
Riboflavin
Spin-correlated radical pair
TLM2976OFR

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Date Completed 24.01.2024

Date Revised 28.01.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijms25020848

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM36746408X