Multistep, Eight-Electron Oxidation Catalyzed by the Cofactorless Oxidase, PqqC: Identification of Chemical Intermediates and Their Dependence on Molecular Oxygen

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• 作者：Florence Bonnot ; Anthony T. Iavarone ; Judith P. Klinman
• 刊名：Biochemistry
• 出版年：2013
• 出版时间：July 9, 2013
• 年：2013
• 卷：52
• 期：27
• 页码：4667-4675
• 全文大小：494K
• 年卷期：v.52,no.27(July 9, 2013)
• ISSN：1520-4995

文摘

The final step of the biosynthesis of prokaryotic cofactor PQQ is catalyzed by PqqC, a cofactorless oxidase that brings about a ring closure and overall eight-electron oxidation of its substrate. Time-dependent acid quenching and subsequent high-performance liquid chromatography separation and mass spectrometric analyses of reaction mixtures were performed to correlate the structures of intermediates with previously observed UV鈥搗isible signatures. The reaction is composed of four stepwise oxidations: three steps use O₂ as the two-electron acceptor, and the fourth uses hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂). The chemical nature of the intermediates, the stoichiometry of the reaction, and their dependence on the oxygen concentration indicate that the third oxidation uses the product, H₂O₂, from the preceding step to produce water. The last oxidation step can also be studied separately and is a reaction between O₂ and PQQH₂ trapped in the active site. This oxidation is approximately 10 times slower than the reoxidation of PQQH₂ in solution. From the order of the four oxidation steps and their sensitivity to O₂ concentration, we propose a progressive closure of the active site as the enzyme proceeds through its catalytic cycle.