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Yadav S, Lyons RS, Readi-Brown Z, Siegler MA, Goldberg DP. Influence of the second coordination sphere on O 2 activation by a nonheme iron(II) thiolate complex. J Inorg Biochem 2024; 264:112776. [PMID: 39644805 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2024.112776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2024] [Revised: 11/05/2024] [Accepted: 11/14/2024] [Indexed: 12/09/2024]
Abstract
The synthesis and characterization of a new ligand, 1-(bis(pyridin-2-ylmethyl) amino)-2-methylpropane-2-thiolate (BPAMe2S-) and its nonheme iron complex, FeII(BPAMe2S)Br (1), is reported. Reaction of 1 with O2 at -20 °C generates a high-spin iron(III)-hydroxide complex, [FeIII(OH)(BPAMe2S)(Br)] (2), that was characterized by UV-vis, 57Fe Mössbauer, and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopies, and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS). Density functional theory (DFT) calculations were employed to support the spectroscopic assignments. In a previous report (J. Am. Chem. Soc.2024, 146, 7915-7921), the related iron(II) complex, FeII(BNPAMe2S)Br (BNPAMe2S- = (bis((6-(neopentylamino)pyridinyl) methyl)amino)-2-methylpropane-2-thiolate) was reported and shown to react with O2 at low temperature to give a rare iron(III)-superoxide intermediate, which then converts to an S‑oxygenated sulfinate as seen for the nonheme iron thiol dioxygenases. This complex includes two hydrogen bonding neopentylamino groups in the second coordination sphere. Complex 1 does not include these H-bonding groups, and its reactivity with O2 does not yield a stabilized Fe/O2 intermediate or S‑oxygenated products, although the data suggest an inner-sphere mechanism and formation of an iron‑oxygen species that is capable of abstracting hydrogen atoms from solvent or weak CH bond substrates. This study indicates that the H-bond donors are critical for stabilizing the FeIII(O2-•) intermediate with the BNPAMe2S- ligand, which in turn leads to S‑oxygenation, as opposed to H-atom abstraction, following O2 activation by the nonheme iron center.
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- Sudha Yadav
- Department of Chemistry, The Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218, United States.
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Li J, Duan R, Liu A. Cobalt(II)-Substituted Cysteamine Dioxygenase Oxygenation Proceeds through a Cobalt(III)-Superoxo Complex. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:18292-18297. [PMID: 38941563 PMCID: PMC11608028 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c01871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/30/2024]
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We investigated the metal-substituted catalytic activity of human cysteamine dioxygenase (ADO), an enzyme pivotal in regulating thiol metabolism and contributing to oxygen homeostasis. Our findings demonstrate the catalytic competence of cobalt(II)- and nickel(II)-substituted ADO in cysteamine oxygenation. Notably, Co(II)-ADO exhibited superiority over Ni(II)-ADO despite remaining significantly less active than the natural enzyme. Structural analyses through X-ray crystallography and cobalt K-edge excitation confirmed successful metal substitution with minimal structural perturbations. This provided a robust structural basis, supporting a conserved catalytic mechanism tailored to distinct metal centers. This finding challenges the proposed high-valent ferryl-based mechanism for thiol dioxygenases, suggesting a non-high-valent catalytic pathway in the native enzyme. Further investigation of the cysteamine-bound or a peptide mimic of N-terminus RGS5 bound Co(II)-ADO binary complex revealed the metal center's high-spin (S = 3/2) state. Upon reaction with O2, a kinetically and spectroscopically detectable intermediate emerged with a ground spin state of S = 1/2. This intermediate exhibits a characteristic 59Co hyperfine splitting (A = 67 MHz) structure in the EPR spectrum alongside UV-vis features, consistent with known low-spin Co(III)-superoxo complexes. This observation, unique for protein-bound thiolate-ligated cobalt centers in a protein, unveils the capacities for O2 activation in such metal environments. These findings provide valuable insights into the non-heme iron-dependent thiol dioxygenase mechanistic landscape, furthering our understanding of thiol metabolism regulation. The exploration of metal-substituted ADO sheds light on the intricate interplay between metal and catalytic activity in this essential enzyme.
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- Jiasong Li
- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78249, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78249, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78249, United States
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Ekanger LA, Shah RK, Porowski ME, Ziolkowski Z, Calello A. Spectroscopic, electrochemical, and kinetic trends in Fe(III)-thiolate disproportionation near physiologic pH. J Biol Inorg Chem 2024; 29:291-301. [PMID: 38722396 PMCID: PMC11111527 DOI: 10.1007/s00775-024-02051-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 05/24/2024]
Abstract
In addition to its primary oxygen-atom-transfer function, cysteamine dioxygenase (ADO) exhibits a relatively understudied anaerobic disproportionation reaction (ADO-Fe(III)-SR → ADO-Fe(II) + ½ RSSR) with its native substrates. Inspired by ADO disproportionation reactivity, we employ [Fe(tacn)Cl3] (tacn = 1,4,7-triazacyclononane) as a precursor for generating Fe(III)-thiolate model complexes in buffered aqueous media. A series of Fe(III)-thiolate model complexes are generated in situ using aqueous [Fe(tacn)Cl3] and thiol-containing ligands cysteamine, penicillamine, mercaptopropionate, cysteine, cysteine methyl ester, N-acetylcysteine, and N-acetylcysteine methyl ester. We observe trends in UV-Vis and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectra, disproportionation rate constants, and cathodic peak potentials as a function of thiol ligand. These trends will be useful in rationalizing substrate-dependent Fe(III)-thiolate disproportionation reactions in metalloenzymes.
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- Levi A Ekanger
- Department of Chemistry, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ, 08628, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ, 08628, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ, 08628, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ, 08628, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ, 08628, USA
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Yadav S, Yadav V, Siegler MA, Moënne-Loccoz P, Jameson GNL, Goldberg DP. A Nonheme Iron(III) Superoxide Complex Leads to Sulfur Oxygenation. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:7915-7921. [PMID: 38488295 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c12337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
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A new alkylthiolate-ligated nonheme iron complex, FeII(BNPAMe2S)Br (1), is reported. Reaction of 1 with O2 at -40 °C, or reaction of the ferric form with O2•- at -80 °C, gives a rare iron(III)-superoxide intermediate, [FeIII(O2)(BNPAMe2S)]+ (2), characterized by UV-vis, 57Fe Mössbauer, ATR-FTIR, EPR, and CSIMS. Metastable 2 then converts to an S-oxygenated FeII(sulfinate) product via a sequential O atom transfer mechanism involving an iron-sulfenate intermediate. These results provide evidence for the feasibility of proposed intermediates in thiol dioxygenases.
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- Sudha Yadav
- Department of Chemistry, The Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Chemical Physiology and Biochemistry, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon 97239, United States
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- School of Chemistry, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, 30 Flemington Road,Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, The Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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Johnee Britto N, Jaccob M, Comba P, Anandababu K, Mayilmurugan R. DFT insights into the mechanism of O 2 activation catalyzed by a structural and functional model of cysteine dioxygenase with tris(2-pyridyl)methane-based ligand architecture. J Inorg Biochem 2023; 238:112066. [PMID: 36370503 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2022.112066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Revised: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 11/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Cysteine dioxygenation is an important step in the metabolism of toxic L-cysteine (Cys) in the human body, carried out by cysteine dioxygenase enzyme (CDO). The disruption of this process is found to elicit neurological health issues. This work reports a computational investigation of mechanistic aspects of this reaction, using a recently reported tris(2-pyridyl)methane-based biomimetic model complex of CDO. The computed results indicate that, the initial SO2 bond formation process is the slowest step in the S-dioxygenation process, possessing an activation barrier of 12.7 kcal/mol. The remaining steps were found to be downhill requiring very small activation energies. The transition states were found to undergo spin crossover between triplet and quintet states, while the singlet surface remained unstable throughout the entire reaction. In essence, the mechanistic scheme and multistate reactivity pattern together with the relatively small computed rate-limiting activation barrier as well as the exothermic formation energy demonstrate that the model complex is an efficient biomimetic CDO model. In addition, the study also substantiates the involvement of Fe(IV)oxido intermediates in the mechanism of S-dioxygenation by the chosen model complex. The insights derived from the O2 activation process might pave way for development of more accurate CDO model catalysts that might be capable of even more efficiently mimicking the geometric, spectroscopic and functional features of the CDO enzyme.
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- Neethinathan Johnee Britto
- Department of Chemistry & Computational Chemistry Laboratory, Loyola Institute of Frontier Energy (LIFE), Loyola College, University of Madras, Chennai 600 034, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Chemistry & Computational Chemistry Laboratory, Loyola Institute of Frontier Energy (LIFE), Loyola College, University of Madras, Chennai 600 034, Tamil Nadu, India.
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- Heidelberg University, Anorganisch-Chemisches Institut and Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing, Im Neuenheimer Feld 270, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Depatment of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai, GEC Campus, Sejbahar, Raipur 492015, India
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- Depatment of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai, GEC Campus, Sejbahar, Raipur 492015, India
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Kaur L, Mandal D. Role of "S" Substitution on C-H Activation Reactivity of Iron(IV)-Oxo Cyclam Complexes: a Computational Investigation. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:14582-14590. [PMID: 36069431 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c01504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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A comprehensive density functional theory (DFT) investigation has been presented in this article to address the role of equatorial sulfur ligation in C-H activation. A non-heme iron-oxo compound with four nitrogen atoms constituting the equatorially connected macrocyclic framework (represented as N4) [Fe(IV)═O(THC)(CH3CN)]2+(THC = 1,4,8,11-tetrahydro1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane) has been considered as the base compound. Other complexes have been anticipated by the sequential replacement of this nitrogen by sulfur, that is, N4, N3S1, N2S2, N1S3, and S4. Counterions, as always, have been considered to avoid the self-interaction error in DFT. Generally, the anti-conformers (with respect to equatorial N-H and Fe═O) turned out to be the most stable. It was found that with the enrichment of the equatorial sulfur atom, reactivity increases successively, that is, we get the trend N4 < N3S1 < N2S2 < N1S3 < S4. Our investigations have also verified the available experimental results where it has been reported that N2S2 is more reactive than N4 in their mixed conformation. In search of insights into this typical pattern of reactivity, the interplay of several factors has been recognized, such as the distortion energy which decreases for the transition states with the addition of sulfur; the spin density on the oxygen atom which increases implying that the radical character of abstractor increases on sulfur ligation; the energy of the electron acceptor orbital (the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (σz2*)) which decreases continuously with the sulfur substitution; and the triplet-quintet oxidant energy gap which decreases consistently with S enrichment in the equatorial position. The computational predictions reported here, if further validated by experiments, will definitely encourage the synthesis of sulfur-ligated bio-inspired complexes instead of the ones constituting nitrogen exclusively.
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- Lovleen Kaur
- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala 147004, Punjab, India
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala 147004, Punjab, India
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Müller L, Baturin K, Hoof S, Lau C, Herwig C, Limberg C. The Properties of Hydrotris(3‐mesitylpyrazol‐1‐yl) Borate Iron(II) Complexes with Aryl Carboxylate Co‐ligands – Stabilization of an Iron(III) Alkylperoxide. Z Anorg Allg Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/zaac.202000437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Lars Müller
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Brook-Taylor-Str. 2 12489 Berlin Germany
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- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Brook-Taylor-Str. 2 12489 Berlin Germany
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- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Brook-Taylor-Str. 2 12489 Berlin Germany
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- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Brook-Taylor-Str. 2 12489 Berlin Germany
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- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Brook-Taylor-Str. 2 12489 Berlin Germany
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- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Brook-Taylor-Str. 2 12489 Berlin Germany
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Ekanayake DM, Fischer AA, Elwood ME, Guzek AM, Lindeman SV, Popescu CV, Fiedler AT. Nonheme iron-thiolate complexes as structural models of sulfoxide synthase active sites. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:17745-17757. [PMID: 33241840 PMCID: PMC7781232 DOI: 10.1039/d0dt03403g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Two mononuclear iron(ii)-thiolate complexes have been prepared that represent structural models of the nonheme iron enzymes EgtB and OvoA, which catalyze the O2-dependent formation of carbon-sulfur bonds in the biosynthesis of thiohistidine compounds. The series of Fe(ii) complexes reported here feature tripodal N4 chelates (LA and LB) that contain both pyridyl and imidazolyl donors (LA = (1H-imidazol-4-yl)-N,N-bis((pyridin-2-yl)methyl)methanamine; LB = N,N-bis((1-methylimidazol-2-yl)methyl)-2-pyridylmethylamine). Further coordination with monodentate aromatic or aliphatic thiolate ligands yielded the five-coordinate, high-spin Fe(ii) complexes [FeII(LA)(SMes)]BPh4 (1) and [FeII(LB)(SCy)]BPh4 (2), where SMes = 2,4,6-trimethylthiophenolate and SCy = cyclohexanethiolate. X-ray crystal structures revealed that 1 and 2 possess trigonal bipyramidal geometries formed by the N4S ligand set. In each case, the thiolate ligand is positioned cis to an imidazole donor, replicating the arrangement of Cys- and His-based substrates in the active site of EgtB. The geometric and electronic structures of 1 and 2 were analyzed with UV-vis absorption and Mössbauer spectroscopies in tandem with density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Exposure of 1 and 2 to nitric oxide (NO) yielded six-coordinate FeNO adducts that were characterized with infrared and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopies, confirming that these complexes are capable of binding diatomic molecules. Reaction of 1 and 2 with O2 causes oxidation of the thiolate ligands to disulfide products. The implications of these results for the development of functional models of EgtB and OvoA are discussed.
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Müller L, Nadurata VL, Cula B, Hoof S, Herwig C, Limberg C. Versatile Coordination Behavior of the Asymmetric Bis(3‐mesityl‐pyrazol‐1‐yl)(5‐mesitylpyrazol‐1‐yl) Hydroborate Ligand towards Late 3 d M
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Ions. Eur J Inorg Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202000895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Lars Müller
- Institut für Chemie Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Brook-Taylor-Straße 2 12489 Berlin Germany
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- School of Chemistry University of Melbourne Parkville Victoria 3010 Australia
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- Institut für Chemie Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Brook-Taylor-Straße 2 12489 Berlin Germany
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- Institut für Chemie Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Brook-Taylor-Straße 2 12489 Berlin Germany
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- Institut für Chemie Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Brook-Taylor-Straße 2 12489 Berlin Germany
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- Institut für Chemie Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Brook-Taylor-Straße 2 12489 Berlin Germany
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Müller L, Hoof S, Keck M, Herwig C, Limberg C. Enhancing Tris(pyrazolyl)borate-Based Models of Cysteine/Cysteamine Dioxygenases through Steric Effects: Increased Reactivities, Full Product Characterization and Hints to Initial Superoxide Formation. Chemistry 2020; 26:11851-11861. [PMID: 32432367 PMCID: PMC7540079 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202001818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
Abstract
The design of biomimetic model complexes for the cysteine dioxygenase (CDO) and cysteamine dioxygenase (ADO) is reported, where the 3-His coordination of the iron ion is simulated by three pyrazole donors of a trispyrazolyl borate ligand (Tp) and protected cysteine and cysteamine represent substrate ligands. It is found that the replacement of phenyl groups-attached at the 3-positions of the pyrazole units in a previous model-by mesityl residues has massive consequences, as the latter arrange to a more spacious reaction pocket. Thus, the reaction with O2 proceeds much faster and afterwards the first structural characterization of an iron(II) η2 -O,O-sulfinate product became possible. If one of the three Tp-mesityl groups is placed in the 5-position, an even larger reaction pocket results, which leads to yet faster rates and accumulation of a reaction intermediate at low temperatures, as shown by UV/Vis and Mössbauer spectroscopy. After comparison with the results of investigations on the cobalt analogues this intermediate is tentatively assigned to an iron(III) superoxide species.
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- Lars Müller
- Institut für ChemieHumboldt-Universität zu BerlinBrook-Taylor-Straße 212489BerlinGermany
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- Institut für ChemieHumboldt-Universität zu BerlinBrook-Taylor-Straße 212489BerlinGermany
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- Institut für ChemieHumboldt-Universität zu BerlinBrook-Taylor-Straße 212489BerlinGermany
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- Institut für ChemieHumboldt-Universität zu BerlinBrook-Taylor-Straße 212489BerlinGermany
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- Institut für ChemieHumboldt-Universität zu BerlinBrook-Taylor-Straße 212489BerlinGermany
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