Observation of ligand transfer in ba3 oxidase from Thermus thermophilus: simultaneous FTIR detection of photolabile heme a3(2+)-CN and transient Cu(B)(2+)-CN complexes

Reversible temperature-dependent high- to low-spin transition in the heme Fe–Cu binuclear center of cytochrome ba3 oxidase

A reversible temperature-dependent high-spin to low-spin transition with T_1/2 = −60 °C has been observed in the resonance Raman spectra of the equilibrium reduced and photoreduced heme a₃ of the thermophilic ba₃ heme–copper oxidoreductase. The transition is based on the frequency shifts of the spin-state marker bands ν₂ (C_bC_b) and ν₁₀ (C_aC_m) and is attributed to the displacement of the heme iron along the heme normal as a consequence of the Fe–Np repulsion at temperature below −40 °C which will increase the ligand field strength forcing the pairing of d electrons into the lower energy orbitals.

A reversible temperature-dependent high- to low-spin transition with T_1/2 = −60 °C has been observed in the resonance Raman spectra of the equilibrium reduced and photoreduced heme a₃ of the thermophilic ba₃ heme–copper oxidoreductase.

ns-μs Time-Resolved Step-Scan FTIR of ba₃ Oxidoreductase from Thermus thermophilus: Protonic Connectivity of w941-w946-w927

Time-resolved step-scan FTIR spectroscopy has been employed to probe the dynamics of the ba₃ oxidoreductase from Thermus thermophilus in the ns-μs time range and in the pH/pD 6–9 range. The data revealed a pH/pD sensitivity of the D372 residue and of the ring-A propionate of heme a₃. Based on the observed transient changes a model in which the protonic connectivity of w941-w946-927 to the D372 and the ring-A propionate of heme a₃ is described.

Nanosecond ligand migration and functional protein relaxation in ba3 oxidoreductase: Structures of the B0, B1 and B2 intermediate states

Nanosecond time-resolved step-scan FTIR spectroscopy (nTRS (2) -FTIR) has been applied to literally probe the active site of the carbon monoxide (CO)-bound thermophilic ba3 heme-copper oxidoreductase as it executes its function. The nTRS (2) - snapshots of the photolysed heme a3 Fe-CO/CuB species captured a "transition state" whose side chains prevent the photolysed CO to enter the docking cavity. There are three sets of ba3 photoproduct bands of docked CO with different orientation exhibiting different kinetics. The trajectories of the "docked" CO at 2122, 2129 and 2137cm(-1) is referred to in the literature as B2, B1 and B0 intermediate states, respectively. The present data provided direct evidence for the role of water in controlling ligand orientation in an intracavity protein environment.

Detection of functional hydrogen-bonded water molecules with protonated/deprotonated key carboxyl side chains in the respiratory enzyme ba3-oxidoreductase

In this work we report FTIR data on the detection of functional hydrogen-bonded water molecules with protonated/deprotonated key carboxyl side chains in the respiratory enzyme ba₃-oxidoreductase.

The structure of a ferrous heme-nitro species in the binuclear heme a3/CuB center of ba3-cytochrome c oxidase as determined by resonance Raman spectroscopy

Members of the cytochrome c oxidase family exhibit nitrite reductase activity. In this work, we have characterized a ferrous heme a3-nitro species in ba3-oxidase by resonance Raman spectroscopy. This provides the first evidence for the structure of a nitrite-bound species in the binuclear heme/copper center of cytochrome c oxidases.