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Ruiz-Rodríguez MA, Cooper CD, Rocchia W, Casalegno M, López de los Santos Y, Raos G. Modeling of the Electrostatic Interaction and Catalytic Activity of [NiFe] Hydrogenases on a Planar Electrode. J Phys Chem B 2022; 126:8777-8790. [PMID: 36269122 PMCID: PMC9639099 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c05371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
Abstract
Hydrogenases are a group of enzymes that have caught the interest of researchers in renewable energies, due to their ability to catalyze the redox reaction of hydrogen. The exploitation of hydrogenases in electrochemical devices requires their immobilization on the surface of suitable electrodes, such as graphite. The orientation of the enzyme on the electrode is important to ensure a good flux of electrons to the catalytic center, through an array of iron-sulfur clusters. Here we present a computational approach to determine the possible orientations of a [NiFe] hydrogenase (PDB 1e3d) on a planar electrode, as a function of pH, salinity, and electrode potential. The calculations are based on the solution of the linearized Poisson-Boltzmann equation, using the PyGBe software. The results reveal that electrostatic interactions do not truly immobilize the enzyme on the surface of the electrode, but there is instead a dynamic equilibrium between different orientations. Nonetheless, after averaging over all thermally accessible orientations, we find significant differences related to the solution's salinity and pH, while the effect of the electrode potential is relatively weak. We also combine models for the protein adsoption-desorption equilibria and for the electron transfer between the proteins and the electrode to arrive at a prediction of the electrode's activity as a function of the enzyme concentration.
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- Department
of Mechanical Engineering and Centro Científico Tecnológico
de Valparaíso, Universidad Técnica
Federico Santa María, Valparaíso, 2340000, Chile
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- CONCEPT
Lab, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, 16163Genova, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica, Materiali e Ingegneria Chimica “G. Natta”, Politecnico di Milano, 20133Milano, Italy
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- Centre
Armand-Frappier Santé, Biotechnologie, Institut national de
la recherche scientifique (INRS), Université
du Québec, Laval, QuébecHV7 1B7, Canada
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica, Materiali e Ingegneria Chimica “G. Natta”, Politecnico di Milano, 20133Milano, Italy,
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Qiu S, Li Q, Xu Y, Shen S, Sun C. Learning from nature: Understanding hydrogenase enzyme using computational approach. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-COMPUTATIONAL MOLECULAR SCIENCE 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/wcms.1422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Siyao Qiu
- Science & Technology Innovation Institute Dongguan University of Technology Dongguan China
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- School of Chemical Engineering Monash University Clayton Victoria Australia
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- Science & Technology Innovation Institute Dongguan University of Technology Dongguan China
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- International Research Center for Renewable Energy, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering Xi'an Jiaotong University Shaanxi China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, and Center for Translational Atomaterials Swinburne University of Technology Hawthorn Victoria Australia
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Tombolelli D, Mroginski MA. Proton Transfer Pathways between Active Sites and Proximal Clusters in the Membrane-Bound [NiFe] Hydrogenase. J Phys Chem B 2019; 123:3409-3420. [PMID: 30931567 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.9b00617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
[NiFe] hydrogenases are enzymes that catalyze the splitting of molecular hydrogen according to the reaction H2 → 2H+ + 2e-. Most of these enzymes are inhibited even by low traces of O2. However, a special group of O2-tolerant hydrogenases exists. A member of this group is the membrane-bound [NiFe] hydrogenase from Ralstonia eutropha ( ReMBH). The ReMBH harbors an unusual iron sulfur cluster with composition 4Fe3S(6Cys) that is able to undergo structural changes triggering the flow of two electrons to the [NiFe] active site. These electrons promote oxygen reduction at the active site, preventing, in this way, aerobic inactivation of the enzyme. In the superoxidized state, the [4Fe3S] cluster binds to a hydroxyl group that originates from either molecular oxygen or water reaching the site. Both reactions, oxygen reduction to water at the [NiFe]- or [4Fe3S]-centers and oxygen evolution from water at the proximal cluster, require the delivery of protons regulated by a subtle communication mechanism between these metal centers. In this work, we sequentially apply multiscale modeling techniques as quantum mechanical/molecular mechanics methods and classical molecular dynamics simulations to investigate the role of two distinct proton transfer pathways connecting the [NiFe] active site and the [4Fe3S] proximal cluster of ReMBH in the protection mechanism against an oxygen attack. Although the "glutamate" pathway is preferred by protons migrating toward the active site to avoid inactivation by O2, the "histidine" pathway plays an essential role in delivering protons for O2 reduction at the proximal cluster. The results obtained in this work not only provide new pieces to the puzzling catalytic mechanisms governing O2-tolerant hydrogenases but also highlight the relevance of dynamics in the proper description of biochemical reactions in general.
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- Daria Tombolelli
- Institut für Chemie , Technische Universität Berlin , Sekretariat PC 14 , D-10623 Berlin , Germany
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- Institut für Chemie , Technische Universität Berlin , Sekretariat PC 14 , D-10623 Berlin , Germany
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Breglia R, Greco C, Fantucci P, De Gioia L, Bruschi M. Reactivation of the Ready and Unready Oxidized States of [NiFe]-Hydrogenases: Mechanistic Insights from DFT Calculations. Inorg Chem 2018; 58:279-293. [PMID: 30576127 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b02348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The apparently simple dihydrogen formation from protons and electrons (2H+ + 2e- ⇄ H2) is one of the most challenging reactions in nature. It is catalyzed by metalloenzymes of amazing complexity, called hydrogenases. A better understanding of the chemistry of these enzymes, especially that of the [NiFe]-hydrogenases subgroup, has important implications for production of H2 as alternative sustainable fuel. In this work, reactivation mechanism of the oxidized and inactive Ni-B and Ni-A states of the [NiFe]-hydrogenases active site has been investigated using density functional theory. Results obtained from this study show that one-electron reduction and protonation of the active site promote the removal of the bridging hydroxide ligand contained in Ni-B and Ni-A. However, this process is sufficient to activate only the Ni-B state. H2 binding to the active site is required to convert Ni-A to the active Ni-SIa state. Here, we also propose a reasonable structure for the spectroscopically well-characterized Ni-SIr and Ni-SU species, formed respectively from the one-electron reduction of Ni-B and Ni-A. Ni-SIr, depending on the pH at which the reaction occurs, features a bridging hydroxide ligand or a water molecule terminally coordinated to the Ni atom, whereas in Ni-SU a water molecule is terminally coordinated to the Fe atom, and the Cys64 residue is oxidized to sulfenate. The sulfenate oxygen atom in the Ni-A state affects the stereoelectronic properties of the binuclear cluster by modifying the coordination geometry of Ni, and consequently, by switching the regiochemistry of H2O and H2 binding from the Ni to the Fe atom. This effect is predicted to be at the origin of the different reactivation kinetics of the oxidized and inactive Ni-B and Ni-A states.
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Schwan AL. A Computational Determination of the Origins of Diastereoselective Alkylations of a Cysteinesulfenate Anion. European J Org Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201801053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Adrian L. Schwan
- Department of Chemistry; University of Guelph; N1G 2W1 Guelph ON Canada
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Isegawa M, Sharma AK, Ogo S, Morokuma K. DFT Study on Fe(IV)-Peroxo Formation and H Atom Transfer Triggered O2 Activation by NiFe Complex. Organometallics 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.8b00098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Miho Isegawa
- International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER), Kyushu University 744 Moto-oka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0385, Japan
- Fukui Institute for Fundamental Chemistry, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8103, Japan
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- Fukui Institute for Fundamental Chemistry, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8103, Japan
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- International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER), Kyushu University 744 Moto-oka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0385, Japan
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- Fukui Institute for Fundamental Chemistry, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8103, Japan
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Shiraiwa S, So K, Sugimoto Y, Kitazumi Y, Shirai O, Nishikawa K, Higuchi Y, Kano K. Reactivation of standard [NiFe]-hydrogenase and bioelectrochemical catalysis of proton reduction and hydrogen oxidation in a mediated-electron-transfer system. Bioelectrochemistry 2018; 123:156-161. [PMID: 29753939 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2018.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2018] [Revised: 05/02/2018] [Accepted: 05/02/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
Standard [NiFe]-hydrogenase from Desulfovibrio vulgaris Miyazaki F (DvMF-H2ase) catalyzes the uptake and production of hydrogen (H2) and is a promising biocatalyst for future energy devices. However, DvMF-H2ase experiences oxidative inactivation under oxidative stress to generate Ni-A and Ni-B states. It takes a long time to reactivate the Ni-A state by chemical reduction, whereas the Ni-B state is quickly reactivated under reducing conditions. Oxidative inhibition limits the application of DvMF-H2ase in practical devices. In this research, we constructed a mediated-electron-transfer system by co-immobilizing DvMF-H2ase and a viologen redox polymer (VP) on electrodes. The system can avoid oxidative inactivation into the Ni-B state at high electrode potentials and rapidly reactivate the Ni-A state by electrochemical reduction of VP. H2 oxidation and H+ reduction were realized by adjusting the pH from a thermodynamic viewpoint. Using carbon felt as a working-electrode material, high current densities-up to (200 ± 70) and -(100 ± 9) mA cm-3 for the H2-oxidation and H+-reduction reactions, respectively-were attained.
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- Saeko Shiraiwa
- Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Life Science, Graduate School of Life Science, University of Hyogo, 3-2-1 Koto, Kamigori-cho, Ako-gun, Hyogo 678-1297, Japan
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- Department of Life Science, Graduate School of Life Science, University of Hyogo, 3-2-1 Koto, Kamigori-cho, Ako-gun, Hyogo 678-1297, Japan
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- Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan.
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Breglia R, Greco C, Fantucci P, De Gioia L, Bruschi M. Theoretical investigation of aerobic and anaerobic oxidative inactivation of the [NiFe]-hydrogenase active site. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:1693-1706. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cp06228a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The extraordinary capability of [NiFe]-hydrogenases to catalyse the reversible interconversion of protons and electrons into dihydrogen (H2) has stimulated numerous experimental and theoretical studies addressing the direct utilization of these enzymes in H2 production processes.
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- Raffaella Breglia
- Department of Earth and Environmental Science
- University of Milano Bicocca
- 20126 Milan
- Italy
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Science
- University of Milano Bicocca
- 20126 Milan
- Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences
- University of Milano Bicocca
- 20126 Milan
- Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences
- University of Milano Bicocca
- 20126 Milan
- Italy
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Science
- University of Milano Bicocca
- 20126 Milan
- Italy
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