Kinetic studies on intramolecular electron transfer in solution

1981 ◽  
Vol 84 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan Huppert ◽  
Hannah Kanety ◽  
Edward M. Kosower
1982 ◽  
Vol 207 (2) ◽  
pp. 241-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
D J Steenkamp ◽  
H Beinert

E.p.r. spectroscopy of the trimethylamine and dimethylamine dehydrogenases of Hyphomicrobium X indicates that the substrate-reduced forms of these enzymes exist in the triplet state, which arise through interaction of a reduced [4Fe-4S] cluster and flavosemiquinone, with e.p.r. signals which differ in detail from those of the trimethylamine dehydrogenase of bacterium W3A1. Under certain conditions the intramolecular electron transfer between the flavoquinol form of 6-S-cysteinyl-FMN and the [4Fe-4S] cluster in all three dehydrogenases was much slower than the preceding reduction of the flavin to the flavoquinol form. Trimethylamine dehydrogenases from both organisms show a time-dependent broadening of the e.p.r. signals centred around g = 2 after mixing with trimethylamine. The broadening of the e.p.r. signals could be correlated with an unexpected dependence of the rate of formation of the triplet state on substrate concentration. A model which accounts in a qualitative manner for the substrate dependence of the formation of the triplet state in the trimethylamine dehydrogenase of Hyphomicrobium X is proposed. The binding of the substrate to the reduced form of the enzyme seems to result in a conformational change of the enzyme to a form in which the rate of intramolecular electron transfer is decreased. This finding may be correlated with the observation of hyperbolic substrate inhibition for both trimethylamine dehydrogenases. The results indicate the transfer of an electron to the [4Fe-4S] cluster to be an obligatory step in catalysis and suggest that the transfer of electrons from these enzymes to electron acceptors is mediated solely through the [4Fe-4S] cluster.


1973 ◽  
Vol 26 (9) ◽  
pp. 1923 ◽  
Author(s):  
SC Chan ◽  
CK Lee

The reactions of hydrazine, methylhydrazine, and 1,1-dimethylhydrazine with trans-dichlorobis(ethylenediamine)cobalt(III) chloride in concentrated and dilute solutions are studied. In concentrated solution, there is a reduction by hydrazine to form the insoluble polymeric [CoII(N2H4)2Cl2]n, a substitution by methylhydrazine to form chlorobis(ethylenediamine)methylhydrazinecobalt(III) chloride, and a disproportionation with 1,1-dimethylhydrazine to form tris(ethylenediamine)cobalt(III) chloride. In dilute solution, the reaction observed is a hydroxide substitution by hydrolysis of 1,1- dimethylhydrazine, a reduction to soluble cobalt(II)-ethylenediamine species with hydrazine, and a mixture of both processes for methylhydrazine. The chlorobis(ethylenediamine)methylhydrazinecobalt-(III) chloride obtained is a new complex, and is assigned a cis configuration on the basis of spectroscopic observations. The kinetics of its intramolecular electron-transfer, as well as its acid and base hydrolyses are also studied.


2004 ◽  
Vol 71 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
David Leys ◽  
Jaswir Basran ◽  
François Talfournier ◽  
Kamaldeep K. Chohan ◽  
Andrew W. Munro ◽  
...  

TMADH (trimethylamine dehydrogenase) is a complex iron-sulphur flavoprotein that forms a soluble electron-transfer complex with ETF (electron-transferring flavoprotein). The mechanism of electron transfer between TMADH and ETF has been studied using stopped-flow kinetic and mutagenesis methods, and more recently by X-ray crystallography. Potentiometric methods have also been used to identify key residues involved in the stabilization of the flavin radical semiquinone species in ETF. These studies have demonstrated a key role for 'conformational sampling' in the electron-transfer complex, facilitated by two-site contact of ETF with TMADH. Exploration of three-dimensional space in the complex allows the FAD of ETF to find conformations compatible with enhanced electronic coupling with the 4Fe-4S centre of TMADH. This mechanism of electron transfer provides for a more robust and accessible design principle for interprotein electron transfer compared with simpler models that invoke the collision of redox partners followed by electron transfer. The structure of the TMADH-ETF complex confirms the role of key residues in electron transfer and molecular assembly, originally suggested from detailed kinetic studies in wild-type and mutant complexes, and from molecular modelling.


2003 ◽  
Vol 42 (24) ◽  
pp. 2765-2768 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolas Gautier ◽  
Frédéric Dumur ◽  
Vega Lloveras ◽  
José Vidal-Gancedo ◽  
Jaume Veciana ◽  
...  

2016 ◽  
Vol 45 (43) ◽  
pp. 17104-17107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rong-Jia Wei ◽  
Ryohei Nakahara ◽  
Jamie M. Cameron ◽  
Graham N. Newton ◽  
Takuya Shiga ◽  
...  

A cyanide-bridged trigonal bipyramidal [Co3Fe2] cluster shows solvent-driven reversible on/off switching of its thermally induced electron-transfer-coupled spin transition behaviour.


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