Reaction mechanism catalyzed by the dissimilatory sulfite reductase. The role of the siroheme-[4FeS4] cofactor

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The present work is another part of our investigation on the pathway of dissimilatory sulfate reduction and covers a theoretical study on the reaction catalyzed by dissimilatory sulfite reductase (dSIR). dSIR is the terminal enzyme involved in this metabolic pathway, which uses the siroheme-[4Fe4S] cofactor for six-electron reduction of sulfite to sulfide. In this study we use a large cluster model containing siroheme-[4Fe4S] cofactor and protein residues involved in the direct interactions with the substrate, to get insight into the most feasible reaction mechanism and to understand the role of each considered active site component. In combination with earlier studies reported in the literature, our results lead to several interesting insights. One of the most important conclusions is that the reaction mechanism consists of three steps of two-electron reduction of sulfur and the probable role of the siroheme-[4Fe4S] cofactor is to ensure the delivery of packages of two electrons to the reactant.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Chemphyschem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry - (2024) vom: 11. Apr., Seite e202400327

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wójcik-Augustyn, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Johansson, A Johannes [VerfasserIn]
Borowski, Tomasz [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Density functional calculations
Journal Article
Reductase
Siroheme
Sulfate respiration
Sulfite reduction

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Date Revised 11.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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doi:

10.1002/cphc.202400327

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370917685