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Steiner L, Ćorović MZ, Dupé A, Mösch-Zanetti NC. Vinyl-pyrazole as a biomimetic acetaldehyde surrogate. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:6873-6876. [PMID: 38832417 PMCID: PMC11218809 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc01305k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2024] [Accepted: 05/23/2024] [Indexed: 06/05/2024]
Abstract
Inspired by the enzyme acetylene hydratase, we investigated the reactivity of acetylene with tungsten(II) pyrazole complexes. Our research revealed that the complex [WBr2(pz-NHCCH3)(CO)3] (pz = 3,5-dimethyl-pyrazolate) facilitates the stochiometric reaction between pzH and acetylene to give N-vinyl-pz. This vinyl compound readily hydrolyzes to acetaldehyde, mirroring the product of acetylene hydration in the enzymatic process. The formation of the vinyl compound likely involves a reactive intermediate complex where acetylene acts as a two-electron donor, in contrast to isolable acetylene complexes that are inert to nucleophilic attack by water. Results suggest an alternative mechanism for the enzyme, including vinylation of a neighboring amino acid by acetylene in the active site prior to hydration.
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- Lorenz Steiner
- Institute of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria.
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- Institute of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria.
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- Institute of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria.
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- Institute of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria.
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Steiner L, Dupé A, Kirchner K, Mösch-Zanetti NC. The Effect of Selenium-Based Ligands on Tungsten Acetylene Complexes. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:12255-12267. [PMID: 38898818 PMCID: PMC11220754 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c01636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2024] [Revised: 06/03/2024] [Accepted: 06/07/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
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Bioinspired tungsten acetylene complexes containing pyridine-2-selenolato (PySe) or 6-methyl-pyridine-2-selenolato (6-MePySe) ligands were synthesized. 77Se NMR spectroscopy allowed for an assessment of the resonance structures in the pyridine-2-selenolato ligands and the rationalization of chemoselectivity observed in regard to 1,2 migratory insertion of HC≡CH. [W(CO)(C2H2)(CHCH-PySe)(PySe)] is formed exclusively via insertion of HC≡CH into the W-N bond, while the use of bulkier 6-MePySe allows for the isolation of [W(CO)(C2H2)(6-MePySe)2], which only partially reacts with excess HC≡CH to give [W(CO)(C2H2)(CHCH-6-MePySe)(6-MePySe)]. Oxidation of [W(CO)(C2H2)(6-MePySe)2] with pyridine-N-oxide gave the tungsten(IV) complex [WO(C2H2)(6-MePySe)2]. Complexes [W(CO)(C2H2)(6-MePySe)2] and [WO(C2H2)(6-MePySe)2] react with trimethyl phosphine to carbyne complex [W(CO)(CCH2PMe3)(PMe3)2(6-MePySe)]Cl and alkylidene complex [WO(CHCHPMe3)(PMe3)2(6-MePySe)]Cl, respectively. The addition of substituted alkynes to [W(CO)3(PySe)2] via thermal decarbonylation gave complexes [W(CO)(MeC≡CMe)(PySe)2] and [W(CO)(HC≡Ct-Bu)(PySe)2], respectively. The here presented complexes are relevant for the modeling of the active site of acetylene hydratase from Pelobacter acetylenicus, in which a tungsten atom is enclosed in a sulfur-rich coordination sphere. A recently published theoretical study concluded that the exchange of sulfur for selenium would increase the activity of the enzyme. Our findings contrast this claim as comparative analysis concludes negligible structural and electronic differences between the selenium-based and previously published sulfur-based complexes.
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- Lorenz Steiner
- Institute
of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, University
of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute
of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, University
of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute
of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, Vienna University
of Technology, 1060 Vienna, Austria
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Ćorović M, Milinkovic A, Stix N, Dupé A, Mösch-Zanetti NC. Nucleophiles Target the Tungsten Center Over Acetylene in Biomimetic Models. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:11953-11962. [PMID: 38877603 PMCID: PMC11220757 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c00286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2024] [Revised: 05/23/2024] [Accepted: 06/10/2024] [Indexed: 06/16/2024]
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Inspired by the first shell mechanism proposed for the tungstoenzyme acetylene hydratase, the electrophilic reactivity of tungsten-acetylene complexes [W(CO)(C2H2)(6-MePyS)2] (1) and [WO(C2H2)(6-MePyS)2] (2) was investigated. The biological nucleophile water/hydroxide and tert-butyl isocyanide were employed. Our findings consistently show that, regardless of the nucleophile used, both tungsten centers W(II) and W(IV), respectively, are the preferred targets over the coordinated acetylene. Treatment of 2 with aqueous NaOH led to protonation of coordinated acetylene to ethylene, pointing toward the Brønsted basic character of the coordinated alkyne instead of the anticipated electrophilic behavior. In cases involving isocyanides as nucleophiles, the attack on the W(II) center of 1 took place first, whereas the W(IV) complex 2 remained unchanged. These experiments indicate that the direct nucleophilic attack of W-coordinated acetylene by water, as some computational studies of acetylene hydratase propose, is unlikely to occur.
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- Miljan
Z. Ćorović
- Institute of Chemistry, Inorganic
Chemistry, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Chemistry, Inorganic
Chemistry, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Chemistry, Inorganic
Chemistry, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Chemistry, Inorganic
Chemistry, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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Hackmann TJ. The vast landscape of carbohydrate fermentation in prokaryotes. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2024; 48:fuae016. [PMID: 38821505 PMCID: PMC11187502 DOI: 10.1093/femsre/fuae016] [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: 04/05/2024] [Revised: 05/23/2024] [Accepted: 05/29/2024] [Indexed: 06/02/2024] Open
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Fermentation is a type of metabolism carried out by organisms in environments without oxygen. Despite being studied for over 185 years, the diversity and complexity of this metabolism are just now becoming clear. Our review starts with the definition of fermentation, which has evolved over the years and which we help further refine. We then examine the range of organisms that carry out fermentation and their traits. Over one-fourth of all prokaryotes are fermentative, use more than 40 substrates, and release more than 50 metabolic end products. These insights come from studies analyzing records of thousands of organisms. Next, our review examines the complexity of fermentation at the biochemical level. We map out pathways of glucose fermentation in unprecedented detail, covering over 120 biochemical reactions. We also review recent studies coupling genomics and enzymology to reveal new pathways and enzymes. Our review concludes with practical applications for agriculture, human health, and industry. All these areas depend on fermentation and could be improved through manipulating fermentative microbes and enzymes. We discuss potential approaches for manipulation, including genetic engineering, electrofermentation, probiotics, and enzyme inhibitors. We hope our review underscores the importance of fermentation research and stimulates the next 185 years of study.
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- Timothy J Hackmann
- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, United States
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Cranswick MA, Sperber EC, Houser RP, Farquhar ER. Isolation and characterization of a bis(dithiolene)-supported tungsten-acetylenic complex as a model for acetylene hydratase. J Inorg Biochem 2024; 255:112543. [PMID: 38554579 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2024.112543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2024] [Revised: 03/07/2024] [Accepted: 03/23/2024] [Indexed: 04/01/2024]
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Acetylene hydratase is currently the only known mononuclear tungstoenzyme that does not catalyze a net redox reaction. The conversion of acetylene to acetaldehyde is proposed to occur at a W(IV) active site through first-sphere coordination of the acetylene substrate. To date, a handful of tungsten complexes have been shown to bind acetylene, but many lack the bis(dithiolene) motif of the native enzyme. The model compound, [W(O)(mnt)2]2-, where mnt2- is 1,2-dicyano-1,2-dithiolate, was previously reported to bind an electrophilic acetylene substrate, dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate, and characterized by FT-IR, UV-vis, potentiometry, and mass spectrometry (Yadav, J; Das, S. K.; Sarkar, S., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1997, 119, 4316-4317). By slightly changing the electrophilic acetylene substrate, an acetylenic-bis(dithiolene)‑tungsten(IV) complex has been isolated and characterized by FT-IR, UV-vis, NMR, X-ray diffraction, and X-ray absorption spectroscopy. Activation parameters for complex formation were also determined and suggest coordination-sphere reorganization is a limiting factor in the model complex reactivity.
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- Matthew A Cranswick
- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University Pueblo, Pueblo, CO 81001, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University Pueblo, Pueblo, CO 81001, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO 80639, USA
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- Case Western Reserve University Center for Synchrotron Biosciences, National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA.
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Allen FI, De Teresa JM, Onoa B. Focused Helium Ion and Electron Beam-Induced Deposition of Organometallic Tips for Dynamic Atomic Force Microscopy of Biomolecules in Liquid. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:4439-4448. [PMID: 38244049 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c16407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2024]
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We demonstrate the fabrication of sharp nanopillars of high aspect ratio onto specialized atomic force microscopy (AFM) microcantilevers and their use for high-speed AFM of DNA and nucleoproteins in liquid. The fabrication technique uses localized charged-particle-induced deposition with either a focused beam of helium ions or electrons in a helium ion microscope (HIM) or scanning electron microscope (SEM). This approach enables customized growth onto delicate substrates with nanometer-scale placement precision and in situ imaging of the final tip structures using the HIM or SEM. Tip radii of <10 nm are obtained and the underlying microcantilever remains intact. Instead of the more commonly used organic precursors employed for bio-AFM applications, we use an organometallic precursor (tungsten hexacarbonyl) resulting in tungsten-containing tips. Transmission electron microscopy reveals a thin layer of carbon on the tips. The interaction of the new tips with biological specimens is therefore likely very similar to that of standard carbonaceous tips, with the added benefit of robustness. A further advantage of the organometallic tips is that compared to carbonaceous tips they better withstand UV-ozone cleaning treatments to remove residual organic contaminants between experiments, which are inevitable during the scanning of soft biomolecules in liquid. Our tips can also be grown onto the blunted tips of previously used cantilevers, thus providing a means to recycle specialized cantilevers and restore their performance to the original manufacturer specifications. Finally, a focused helium ion beam milling technique to reduce the tip radii and thus further improve lateral spatial resolution in the AFM scans is demonstrated.
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- Frances I Allen
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California 97420, United States
- California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, University of California, Berkeley, California 97420, United States
- National Center for Electron Microscopy, Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 97420, United States
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- Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA), CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza 50009, Spain
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- California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, University of California, Berkeley, California 97420, United States
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Burgmayer SJN, Kirk ML. Advancing Our Understanding of Pyranopterin-Dithiolene Contributions to Moco Enzyme Catalysis. Molecules 2023; 28:7456. [PMID: 38005178 PMCID: PMC10673323 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28227456] [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: 10/03/2023] [Revised: 10/23/2023] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
Abstract
The pyranopterin dithiolene ligand is remarkable in terms of its geometric and electronic structure and is uniquely found in mononuclear molybdenum and tungsten enzymes. The pyranopterin dithiolene is found coordinated to the metal ion, deeply buried within the protein, and non-covalently attached to the protein via an extensive hydrogen bonding network that is enzyme-specific. However, the function of pyranopterin dithiolene in enzymatic catalysis has been difficult to determine. This focused account aims to provide an overview of what has been learned from the study of pyranopterin dithiolene model complexes of molybdenum and how these results relate to the enzyme systems. This work begins with a summary of what is known about the pyranopterin dithiolene ligand in the enzymes. We then introduce the development of inorganic small molecule complexes that model aspects of a coordinated pyranopterin dithiolene and discuss the results of detailed physical studies of the models by electronic absorption, resonance Raman, X-ray absorption and NMR spectroscopies, cyclic voltammetry, X-ray crystallography, and chemical reactivity.
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
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Cao T, Bai Y, Buschbeck P, Tan Q, Cantrell MB, Chen Y, Jiang Y, Liu RZ, Ries NK, Shi X, Sun Y, Ware MA, Yang F, Zhang H, Han J, Zhang L, Huang J, Lohr M, Peers G, Li X. An unexpected hydratase synthesizes the green light-absorbing pigment fucoxanthin. THE PLANT CELL 2023; 35:3053-3072. [PMID: 37100425 PMCID: PMC10396388 DOI: 10.1093/plcell/koad116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Revised: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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The ketocarotenoid fucoxanthin and its derivatives can absorb blue-green light enriched in marine environments. Fucoxanthin is widely adopted by phytoplankton species as a main light-harvesting pigment, in contrast to land plants that primarily employ chlorophylls. Despite its supreme abundance in the oceans, the last steps of fucoxanthin biosynthesis have remained elusive. Here, we identified the carotenoid isomerase-like protein CRTISO5 as the diatom fucoxanthin synthase that is related to the carotenoid cis-trans isomerase CRTISO from land plants but harbors unexpected enzymatic activity. A crtiso5 knockout mutant in the model diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum completely lacked fucoxanthin and accumulated the acetylenic carotenoid phaneroxanthin. Recombinant CRTISO5 converted phaneroxanthin into fucoxanthin in vitro by hydrating its carbon-carbon triple bond, instead of functioning as an isomerase. Molecular docking and mutational analyses revealed residues essential for this activity. Furthermore, a photophysiological characterization of the crtiso5 mutant revealed a major structural and functional role of fucoxanthin in photosynthetic pigment-protein complexes of diatoms. As CRTISO5 hydrates an internal alkyne physiologically, the enzyme has unique potential for biocatalytic applications. The discovery of CRTISO5 illustrates how neofunctionalization leads to major diversification events in evolution of photosynthetic mechanisms and the prominent brown coloration of most marine photosynthetic eukaryotes.
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- Tianjun Cao
- Key Laboratory of Growth Regulation and Translational Research of Zhejiang Province, School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, Hangzhou 310024, China
- Institute of Biology, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, Hangzhou 310024, China
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- Department of Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
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- Institut für Molekulare Physiologie, Johannes Gutenberg-University, 55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Key Laboratory of Structural Biology of Zhejiang Province, School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, Hangzhou 310024, China
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- Department of Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Precise Synthesis of Functional Molecules of Zhejiang Province, School of Science, Instrumentation and Service Center for Molecular Sciences, Westlake University, Hangzhou 310024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Growth Regulation and Translational Research of Zhejiang Province, School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, Hangzhou 310024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Precise Synthesis of Functional Molecules of Zhejiang Province, School of Science, Westlake University, Hangzhou 310024, China
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- Institut für Molekulare Physiologie, Johannes Gutenberg-University, 55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Key Laboratory of Precise Synthesis of Functional Molecules of Zhejiang Province, School of Science, Instrumentation and Service Center for Molecular Sciences, Westlake University, Hangzhou 310024, China
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- College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- Department of Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Structural Biology of Zhejiang Province, School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, Hangzhou 310024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Growth Regulation and Translational Research of Zhejiang Province, School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, Hangzhou 310024, China
- Institute of Biology, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, Hangzhou 310024, China
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- College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- Key Laboratory of Precise Synthesis of Functional Molecules of Zhejiang Province, School of Science, Westlake University, Hangzhou 310024, China
- Institute of Natural Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, Hangzhou 310024, China
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- Institute of Biology, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, Hangzhou 310024, China
- Key Laboratory of Structural Biology of Zhejiang Province, School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, Hangzhou 310024, China
- Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, Hangzhou 310024, China
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- Institut für Molekulare Physiologie, Johannes Gutenberg-University, 55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Growth Regulation and Translational Research of Zhejiang Province, School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, Hangzhou 310024, China
- Institute of Biology, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, Hangzhou 310024, China
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Ćorović MZ, Belaj F, Mösch-Zanetti NC. Dioxygen Activation by a Bioinspired Tungsten(IV) Complex. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:5669-5676. [PMID: 36989414 PMCID: PMC10091480 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c00228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/31/2023]
Abstract
An increasing number of discovered tungstoenzymes raises interest in the biomimetic chemistry of tungsten complexes in oxidation states +IV, +V, and +VI. Bioinspired (sulfur-rich) tungsten(VI) dioxido complexes are relatively prevalent in literature. Still, their energetically demanding reduction directly correlates with a small number of known tungsten(IV) oxido complexes, whose chemistry is not well explored. In this paper, a reduction of the [WO2(6-MePyS)2] (6-MePyS = 6-methylpyridine-2-thiolate) complex with PMe3 to a phosphine-stabilized tungsten(IV) oxido complex [WO(6-MePyS)2(PMe3)2] is described. This tungsten(IV) complex partially releases one PMe3 ligand in solution, creating a vacant coordination site capable of activating dioxygen to form [WO2(6-MePyS)2] and OPMe3. Therefore, [WO2(6-MePyS)2] can be used as a catalyst for the aerobic oxidation of PMe3, rendering this complex a rare example of a tungsten system utilizing dioxygen in homogeneous catalysis. Additionally, the investigation of the reactivity of the tungsten(IV) oxido complex with acetylene, substrate of a tungstoenzyme acetylene hydratase (AH), revealed the formation of the tungsten(IV) acetylene adduct. Although this adduct was previously reported as an oxidation product of the tungsten(II) acetylene carbonyl complex, here it is obtained via substitution at the sulfur-rich tungsten(IV) center, mimicking the initial step of the first shell mechanism for AH as suggested by computational studies.
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- Miljan Z Ćorović
- Institute of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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Wells M, Kim M, Akob DM, Basu P, Stolz JF. Impact of the Dimethyl Sulfoxide Reductase Superfamily on the Evolution of Biogeochemical Cycles. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0414522. [PMID: 36951557 PMCID: PMC10100899 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.04145-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/24/2023] Open
Abstract
The dimethyl sulfoxide reductase (or MopB) family is a diverse assemblage of enzymes found throughout Bacteria and Archaea. Many of these enzymes are believed to have been present in the last universal common ancestor (LUCA) of all cellular lineages. However, gaps in knowledge remain about how MopB enzymes evolved and how this diversification of functions impacted global biogeochemical cycles through geologic time. In this study, we perform maximum likelihood phylogenetic analyses on manually curated comparative genomic and metagenomic data sets containing over 47,000 distinct MopB homologs. We demonstrate that these enzymes constitute a catalytically and mechanistically diverse superfamily defined not by the molybdopterin- or tungstopterin-containing [molybdopterin or tungstopterin bis(pyranopterin guanine dinucleotide) (Mo/W-bisPGD)] cofactor but rather by the structural fold that binds it in the protein. Our results suggest that major metabolic innovations were the result of the loss of the metal cofactor or the gain or loss of protein domains. Phylogenetic analyses also demonstrated that formate oxidation and CO2 reduction were the ancestral functions of the superfamily, traits that have been vertically inherited from the LUCA. Nearly all of the other families, which drive all other biogeochemical cycles mediated by this superfamily, originated in the bacterial domain. Thus, organisms from Bacteria have been the key drivers of catalytic and biogeochemical innovations within the superfamily. The relative ordination of MopB families and their associated catalytic activities emphasize fundamental mechanisms of evolution in this superfamily. Furthermore, it underscores the importance of prokaryotic adaptability in response to the transition from an anoxic to an oxidized atmosphere. IMPORTANCE The MopB superfamily constitutes a repertoire of metalloenzymes that are central to enduring mysteries in microbiology, from the origin of life and how microorganisms and biogeochemical cycles have coevolved over deep time to how anaerobic life adapted to increasing concentrations of O2 during the transition from an anoxic to an oxic world. Our work emphasizes that phylogenetic analyses can reveal how domain gain or loss events, the acquisition of novel partner subunits, and the loss of metal cofactors can stimulate novel radiations of enzymes that dramatically increase the catalytic versatility of superfamilies. We also contend that the superfamily concept in protein evolution can uncover surprising kinships between enzymes that have remarkably different catalytic and physiological functions.
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- Michael Wells
- Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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- Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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- United States Geological Survey, Geology, Energy, and Minerals Science Center, Reston, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Bellur A, Das S, Jayaraman V, Behera S, Suryavanshi A, Balasubramanian S, Balaram P, Jindal G, Balaram H. Revisiting the Burden Borne by Fumarase: Enzymatic Hydration of an Olefin. Biochemistry 2023; 62:476-493. [PMID: 36595439 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.2c00541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Fumarate hydratase (FH) is a remarkable catalyst that decreases the free energy of the catalyzed reaction by 30 kcal mol-1, much larger than most exceptional enzymes with extraordinary catalytic rates. Two classes of FH are observed in nature: class-I and class-II, which have different folds, yet catalyze the same reversible hydration/dehydration reaction of the dicarboxylic acids fumarate/malate, with equal efficiencies. Using class-I FH from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Methanocaldococcus jannaschii (Mj) as a model along with comparative analysis with the only other available class-I FH structure from Leishmania major (Lm), we provide insights into the molecular mechanism of catalysis in this class of enzymes. The structure of MjFH apo-protein has been determined, revealing that large intersubunit rearrangements occur across apo- and holo-protein forms, with a largely preorganized active site for substrate binding. Site-directed mutagenesis of active site residues, kinetic analysis, and computational studies, including density functional theory (DFT) and natural population analysis, together show that residues interacting with the carboxylate group of the substrate play a pivotal role in catalysis. Our study establishes that an electrostatic network at the active site of class-I FH polarizes the substrate fumarate through interactions with its carboxylate groups, thereby permitting an easier addition of a water molecule across the olefinic bond. We propose a mechanism of catalysis in FH that occurs through transition-state stabilization involving the distortion of the electronic structure of the substrate olefinic bond mediated by the charge polarization of the bound substrate at the enzyme active site.
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- Asutosh Bellur
- Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bengaluru 560064, India
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru 560012, India
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bengaluru 560064, India
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- Chemistry and Physics of Materials Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bengaluru 560064, India
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bengaluru 560064, India
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- Chemistry and Physics of Materials Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bengaluru 560064, India
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru 560012, India
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bengaluru 560064, India
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Acetylenotrophic and Diazotrophic
Bradyrhizobium
sp. Strain I71 from TCE-Contaminated Soils. Appl Environ Microbiol 2022; 88:e0121922. [PMID: 36286524 PMCID: PMC9680620 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01219-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
The isolation of
Bradyrhizobium
strain I71 expands the distribution of acetylene-consuming microbes to include a group of economically important microorganisms. Members of
Bradyrhizobium
are well studied for their abilities to improve plant health and increase crop yields by providing bioavailable nitrogen.
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Beliaeva M, Seebeck FP. Discovery and Characterization of the Metallopterin-Dependent Ergothioneine Synthase from Caldithrix abyssi. JACS AU 2022; 2:2098-2107. [PMID: 36186560 PMCID: PMC9516567 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.2c00365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Revised: 08/04/2022] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Ergothioneine is a histidine derivative with a 2-mercaptoimidazole side chain and a trimethylated α-amino group. Although the physiological function of this natural product is not yet understood, the facts that many bacteria, some archaea, and most fungi produce ergothioneine and that plants and animals have specific mechanisms to absorb and distribute ergothioneine in specific tissues suggest a fundamental role in cellular life. The observation that ergothioneine biosynthesis has emerged multiple times in molecular evolution points to the same conclusion. Aerobic bacteria and fungi attach sulfur to the imidazole ring of trimethylhistidine via an O2-dependent reaction that is catalyzed by a mononuclear non-heme iron enzyme. Green sulfur bacteria and archaea use a rhodanese-like sulfur transferase to attach sulfur via oxidative polar substitution. In this report, we describe a third unrelated class of enzymes that catalyze sulfur transfer in ergothioneine production. The metallopterin-dependent ergothioneine synthase from Caldithrix abyssi contains an N-terminal module that is related to the tungsten-dependent acetylene hydratase and a C-terminal domain that is a functional cysteine desulfurase. The two modules cooperate to transfer sulfur from cysteine onto trimethylhistidine. Inactivation of the C-terminal desulfurase blocks ergothioneine production but maintains the ability of the metallopterin to exchange sulfur between ergothioneine and trimethylhistidine. Homologous bifunctional enzymes are encoded exclusively in anaerobic bacterial and archaeal species.
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- Mariia
A. Beliaeva
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Basel, Mattenstrasse 24a, 4002 Basel, Switzerland
- Molecular
Systems Engineering, National Competence
Center in Research (NCCR), 4058 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Basel, Mattenstrasse 24a, 4002 Basel, Switzerland
- Molecular
Systems Engineering, National Competence
Center in Research (NCCR), 4058 Basel, Switzerland
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Pätsch S, Correia JV, Elvers BJ, Steuer M, Schulzke C. Inspired by Nature-Functional Analogues of Molybdenum and Tungsten-Dependent Oxidoreductases. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27123695. [PMID: 35744820 PMCID: PMC9227248 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27123695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Revised: 06/03/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Throughout the previous ten years many scientists took inspiration from natural molybdenum and tungsten-dependent oxidoreductases to build functional active site analogues. These studies not only led to an ever more detailed mechanistic understanding of the biological template, but also paved the way to atypical selectivity and activity, such as catalytic hydrogen evolution. This review is aimed at representing the last decade’s progress in the research of and with molybdenum and tungsten functional model compounds. The portrayed systems, organized according to their ability to facilitate typical and artificial enzyme reactions, comprise complexes with non-innocent dithiolene ligands, resembling molybdopterin, as well as entirely non-natural nitrogen, oxygen, and/or sulfur bearing chelating donor ligands. All model compounds receive individual attention, highlighting the specific novelty that each provides for our understanding of the enzymatic mechanisms, such as oxygen atom transfer and proton-coupled electron transfer, or that each presents for exploiting new and useful catalytic capability. Overall, a shift in the application of these model compounds towards uncommon reactions is noted, the latter are comprehensively discussed.
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Ehweiner MA, Belaj F, Mösch-Zanetti NC. Synthesis and structure of two isomers of a molybdenum(II) 2-butyne complex stabilized by bioinspired S, N-bidentate ligands. ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION C STRUCTURAL CHEMISTRY 2022; 78:218-222. [PMID: 35380124 PMCID: PMC8981119 DOI: 10.1107/s2053229622002029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Two isomers of the molybdenum(II) complex Mo(CO)(C2Me2)(S-Phoz)2 [S-Phoz is 2-(4,4-dimethyloxazolin-2-yl)thiophenolate] have been synthesized and characterized by X-ray diffraction at 100 K and by spectroscopy (NMR and IR). They show quite different Mo—N and Mo—S distances. The synthesis and structural determination of two isomers of the molybdenum(II) complex (η2-but-2-yne)carbonylbis[2-(4,4-dimethyl-4,5-dihydro-1,3-oxazol-2-yl)benzenethiolato-κ2N,S]molybdenum(II), [Mo(C11H12NOS)2(C4H6)(CO)] or Mo(CO)(C2Me2)(S-Phoz)2, are presented. The N,N-cis–S,S-trans isomer 1 shows quite different bond lengths to the metal atom [Mo—N = 2.4715 (10) versus 2.3404 (11) Å; Mo—S = 2.4673 (3) versus 2.3665 (3) Å]. In the N,N-trans–S,S-cis isomer 2, which is isotypic with the corresponding W complex, the Mo—N bond lengths [2.236 (2) and 2.203 (2) Å], as well as the Mo—S bond lengths [2.5254 (8) and 2.5297 (8) Å], are almost the same.
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Le CC, Bae M, Kiamehr S, Balskus EP. Emerging Chemical Diversity and Potential Applications of Enzymes in the DMSO Reductase Superfamily. Annu Rev Biochem 2022; 91:475-504. [PMID: 35320685 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-biochem-032620-110804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
Molybdenum- and tungsten-dependent proteins catalyze essential processes in living organisms and biogeochemical cycles. Among these enzymes, members of the dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) reductase superfamily are considered the most diverse, facilitating a wide range of chemical transformations that can be categorized as oxygen atom installation, removal, and transfer. Importantly, DMSO reductase enzymes provide high efficiency and excellent selectivity while operating under mild conditions without conventional oxidants such as oxygen or peroxides. Despite the potential utility of these enzymes as biocatalysts, such applications have not been fully explored. In addition, the vast majority of DMSO reductase enzymes still remain uncharacterized. In this review, we describe the reactivities, proposed mechanisms, and potential synthetic applications of selected enzymes in the DMSO reductase superfamily. We also highlight emerging opportunities to discover new chemical activity and current challenges in studying and engineering proteins in the DMSO reductase superfamily. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Biochemistry, Volume 91 is June 2022. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.
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- Chi Chip Le
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA;
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA;
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA;
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA;
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Sutton JM, Bushman TJ, Akob DM, Fierst JL. Complete Genome Sequence of Rhodococcus opacus Strain MoAcy1 (DSM 44186), an Aerobic Acetylenotroph Isolated from Soil. Microbiol Resour Announc 2022; 11:e0081421. [PMID: 34989600 PMCID: PMC8759407 DOI: 10.1128/mra.00814-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Accepted: 12/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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We report the genome of Rhodococcus opacus strain MoAcy1 (DSM 44186), an aerobic soil isolate capable of using acetylene as its primary carbon and energy source (acetylenotrophy). The genome is composed of a single circular chromosome of ∼8 Mbp and two closed plasmids, with a G+C content of 67.3%.
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- John M. Sutton
- Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
- U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Energy, and Minerals Science Center, Reston, Virginia, USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Energy, and Minerals Science Center, Reston, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
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González PJ, Rivas MG, Ferroni FM, Rizzi AC, Brondino CD. Electron transfer pathways and spin–spin interactions in Mo- and Cu-containing oxidoreductases. Coord Chem Rev 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.214202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Al-Attar S, Rendon J, Sidore M, Duneau JP, Seduk F, Biaso F, Grimaldi S, Guigliarelli B, Magalon A. Gating of Substrate Access and Long-Range Proton Transfer in Escherichia coli Nitrate Reductase A: The Essential Role of a Remote Glutamate Residue. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c03988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Sinan Al-Attar
- Laboratoire de Chimie Bactérienne (UMR7283), IMM, IM2B, Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, 13402 Marseille, France
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- Laboratoire de Bioénergétique et Ingénierie des Protéines (UMR7281), IMM, IM2B, Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, 13402 Marseille, France
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- Laboratoire d’Ingénierie des Systèmes Macromoléculaires (UMR7255), IMM, IM2B, Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, 13402 Marseille, France
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- Laboratoire d’Ingénierie des Systèmes Macromoléculaires (UMR7255), IMM, IM2B, Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, 13402 Marseille, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Bactérienne (UMR7283), IMM, IM2B, Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, 13402 Marseille, France
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- Laboratoire de Bioénergétique et Ingénierie des Protéines (UMR7281), IMM, IM2B, Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, 13402 Marseille, France
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- Laboratoire de Bioénergétique et Ingénierie des Protéines (UMR7281), IMM, IM2B, Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, 13402 Marseille, France
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- Laboratoire de Bioénergétique et Ingénierie des Protéines (UMR7281), IMM, IM2B, Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, 13402 Marseille, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Bactérienne (UMR7283), IMM, IM2B, Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, 13402 Marseille, France
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Bondi R, Ćorović MZ, Buchsteiner M, Vidovič C, Belaj F, Mösch-Zanetti NC. The Effect of Pyridine-2-thiolate Ligands on the Reactivity of Tungsten Complexes toward Oxidation and Acetylene Insertion. Organometallics 2021; 40:3591-3598. [PMID: 34776581 PMCID: PMC8579403 DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.1c00472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Intending to deepen
our understanding of tungsten acetylene (C2H2) chemistry, with regard to the tungstoenzyme
acetylene hydratase, here we explore the structure and reactivity
of a series of tungsten acetylene complexes, stabilized with pyridine-2-thiolate
ligands featuring tungsten in both +II and +IV oxidation states. By
varying the substitution of the pyridine-2-thiolate moiety with respect
to steric and electronic properties, we examined the details and limits
of the previously reported intramolecular nucleophilic attack on acetylene
followed by the formation of acetylene inserted complexes. Here, we
demonstrate that only the combination of high steric demand and electron-withdrawing
features prevents acetylene insertion. Nevertheless, although variable
synthetic approaches are necessary for their synthesis, tungsten acetylene
complexes can be stabilized predictably with a variety of pyridine-2-thiolate
ligands.
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- Riccardo Bondi
- Institute of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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Li Q, Zallot R, MacTavish BS, Montoya A, Payan DJ, Hu Y, Gerlt JA, Angerhofer A, de Crécy-Lagard V, Bruner SD. Epoxyqueuosine Reductase QueH in the Biosynthetic Pathway to tRNA Queuosine Is a Unique Metalloenzyme. Biochemistry 2021; 60:3152-3161. [PMID: 34652139 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.1c00164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Queuosine is a structurally unique and functionally important tRNA modification, widely distributed in eukaryotes and bacteria. The final step of queuosine biosynthesis is the reduction/deoxygenation of epoxyqueuosine to form the cyclopentene motif of the nucleobase. The chemistry is performed by the structurally and functionally characterized cobalamin-dependent QueG. However, the queG gene is absent from several bacteria that otherwise retain queuosine biosynthesis machinery. Members of the IPR003828 family (previously known as DUF208) have been recently identified as nonorthologous replacements of QueG, and this family was renamed QueH. Here, we present the structural characterization of QueH from Thermotoga maritima. The structure reveals an unusual active site architecture with a [4Fe-4S] metallocluster along with an adjacent coordinated iron metal. The juxtaposition of the cofactor and coordinated metal ion predicts a unique mechanism for a two-electron reduction/deoxygenation of epoxyqueuosine. To support the structural characterization, in vitro biochemical and genomic analyses are presented. Overall, this work reveals new diversity in the chemistry of iron/sulfur-dependent enzymes and novel insight into the last step of this widely conserved tRNA modification.
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- Qiang Li
- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States.,Departments of Biochemistry and Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States.,University of Florida Genetics Institute, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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Ehweiner MA, Ćorović MZ, Belaj F, Mösch‐Zanetti NC. Synthesis and Reactivity of Molybdenum and Tungsten Alkyne Complexes Containing 6‐Methylpyridine‐2‐thiolate Ligands. Helv Chim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/hlca.202100137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Madeleine A. Ehweiner
- Institute of Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry University of Graz, AT- 8010 Graz Austria
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- Institute of Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry University of Graz, AT- 8010 Graz Austria
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- Institute of Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry University of Graz, AT- 8010 Graz Austria
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Ehweiner MA, Belaj F, Kirchner K, Mösch-Zanetti NC. Synthesis and Reactivity of a Bioinspired Molybdenum(IV) Acetylene Complex. Organometallics 2021; 40:2576-2583. [PMID: 34393319 PMCID: PMC8356224 DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.1c00289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The isolation of
a molybdenum(IV) acetylene (C2H2) complex containing
two bioinspired 6-methylpyridine-2-thiolate
ligands is reported. The synthesis can be performed either by oxidation
of a molybdenum(II) C2H2 complex or by substitution
of a coordinated PMe3 by C2H2 on
a molybdenum(IV) center. Both C2H2 complexes
were characterized by spectroscopic means as well as by single-crystal
X-ray diffraction. Furthermore, the reactivity of the coordinated
C2H2 was investigated with regard to acetylene
hydratase, one of two enzymes that accept C2H2 as a substrate. While the reaction with water resulted in the vinylation
of the pyridine-2-thiolate ligands, an intermolecular nucleophilic
attack on the coordinated C2H2 with the soft
nucleophile PMe3 was observed to give a cationic ethenyl
complex. A comparison with the tungsten analogues revealed less tightly
bound C2H2 in the molybdenum variant, which,
however, shows a higher reactivity toward nucleophiles.
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- Madeleine A Ehweiner
- Institute of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, Vienna University of Technology, 1060 Vienna, Austria
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Liao RZ, Zhang JX, Lin Z, Siegbahn PE. Antiferromagnetically coupled [Fe8S9] cluster catalyzed acetylene reduction in a nitrogenase-like enzyme DCCPCh: Insights from QM/MM calculations. J Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2021.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Ehweiner MA, Peschel LM, Stix N, Ćorović MZ, Belaj F, Mösch-Zanetti NC. Bioinspired Nucleophilic Attack on a Tungsten-Bound Acetylene: Formation of Cationic Carbyne and Alkenyl Complexes. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:8414-8418. [PMID: 33852290 PMCID: PMC8220502 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c00643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Inspired by the proposed
inner-sphere mechanism of the tungstoenzyme
acetylene hydratase, we have designed tungsten acetylene complexes
and investigated their reactivity. Here, we report the first intermolecular
nucleophilic attack on a tungsten-bound acetylene (C2H2) in bioinspired complexes employing 6-methylpyridine-2-thiolate
ligands. By using PMe3 as a nucleophile, we isolated cationic
carbyne and alkenyl complexes. We report the
first intermolecular nucleophilic attack on
a tungsten-bound C2H2 in two bioinspired complexes
differing only by the oxidation state of the metal center and one
ligand. By using PMe3 as a nucleophile, we isolated cationic
carbyne and alkenyl complexes.
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- Madeleine A Ehweiner
- Institute of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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Habib U, Riaz M, Hofmann M. Unraveling the Way Acetaldehyde is Formed from Acetylene: A Study Based on DFT. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:6924-6933. [PMID: 33748606 PMCID: PMC7970554 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c06159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Accepted: 02/12/2021] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
Abstract
Acetylene hydratase (AH) of Pelobacter acetylenicus is a tungsten (W)-containing iron-sulfur enzyme that catalyzes the transformation of acetylene to acetaldehyde, the exact/true reaction mechanism of which is still in question. Scientists utilized different computational approaches to understand the reaction mechanism of acetylene hydration. Some identified it as a multistep (4-16) process that starts with the displacement of a water molecule present at the active site of AH with acetylene. However, some said that there is no need to displace water with acetylene at the active site of AH. As the reaction mechanism for the conversion of acetylene to acetaldehyde is still controversial and needs to be investigated further, DFT studies were performed on the model complexes derived from the native protein X-ray crystal structure of AH. Based on the computational results, here we are proposing the nucleophilic reaction mechanism where the water (Wat1424) molecule is coordinated to the W center and Asp13 is assumed to be in an anionic form. The Wat1424 molecule is activated by W and then donates one of its protons to the anionic Asp13, forming the W-bound hydroxide and protonated Asp13. The W-bound hydroxide then attacks the C1 atom of acetylene together with the transfer of a proton from Asp13 to its C2 atom, resulting in the formation of a vinyl alcohol intermediate complex. The energy barrier associated with this step is 14.4 kcal/mol. The final, rate-limiting, step corresponds to the tautomerization of the vinyl alcohol intermediate to acetaldehyde via intermolecular assistance of two water molecules, associated with an energy barrier of 18.9 kcal/mol. Also, the influence of the metal on the hydration of acetylene is studied when W is replaced with Mo.
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- Uzma Habib
- Research
Center for Modeling & Simulation (RCMS), National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST), Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
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- Research
Center for Modeling & Simulation (RCMS), National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST), Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
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- Anorganisch
Chemisches Institüt, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
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Zhang W, Bushnell EA. A QM/MM investigation of the catalytic mechanism of acetylene hydratase: insights into engineering a more effective enzyme. CAN J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1139/cjc-2020-0322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
In the present investigation, a QM/MM approach was used to better understand the effect of the second environmental shell of the active site on the catalytic conversion of acetylene to acetaldehyde by acetylene hydratase (AH). In addition, the effect of substituting W-coordinating sulfur atoms with selenium atoms was done to provide insight into the influence of the W-coordinating atoms on the catalytic reaction. From the results, it found that the presence of the second shell environment had a significant effect on the reaction. Specifically, in the absence of the MM second shell environment (i.e., QM-cluster model), the rate-determining step is defined by the first proton transfer step. In contrast, for the QM/MM model, the rate-determining step is defined by the water attacking step. Moreover, with the presence of the MM second shell environment, a key intermediate found in the DFT-cluster investigation does not exist in the QM/MM investigation. Rather, what was a two-step process in the DFT-cluster study was calculated to occur in a single step for the QM/MM study. Regarding the sulfur to selenium substitutions, it was found that Gibbs energy for the acetylene binding phase was significantly affected. Notably, the trans-position selenium made the binding of acetylene 65.6 kJ mol−1 less endergonic. Moreover, the overall reaction became 38.2 kJ mol−1 less endergonic compared with the wild type (WT) AH model. Thus, the substitution of key W-coordinating sulfur atoms with selenium atoms may offer a means to enhance the catalytic mechanism of AH considerably.
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- Wenyuan Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, Brandon University, 270-18th Street, Brandon, MB R7A 6A9, Canada
- Department of Chemistry, Brandon University, 270-18th Street, Brandon, MB R7A 6A9, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Brandon University, 270-18th Street, Brandon, MB R7A 6A9, Canada
- Department of Chemistry, Brandon University, 270-18th Street, Brandon, MB R7A 6A9, Canada
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Baesman SM, Sutton JM, Fierst JL, Akob DM, Oremland RS. Syntrophotalea acetylenivorans sp. nov., a diazotrophic, acetylenotrophic anaerobe isolated from intertidal sediments. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71. [PMID: 33570486 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.004698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A Gram-stain-negative, strictly anaerobic, non-motile, rod-shaped bacterium, designated SFB93T, was isolated from the intertidal sediments of South San Francisco Bay, located near Palo Alto, CA, USA. SFB93T was capable of acetylenotrophic and diazotrophic growth, grew at 22-37 °C, pH 6.3-8.5 and in the presence of 10-45 g l-1 NaCl. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing showed that SFB93T represented a member of the genus Syntrophotalea with highest 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities to Syntrophotalea acetylenica DSM 3246T (96.6 %), Syntrophotalea carbinolica DSM 2380T (96.5 %), and Syntrophotalea venetiana DSM 2394T (96.7 %). Genome sequencing revealed a genome size of 3.22 Mbp and a DNA G+C content of 53.4 %. SFB93T had low genome-wide average nucleotide identity (81-87.5 %) and <70 % digital DNA-DNA hybridization value with other members of the genus Syntrophotalea. The phylogenetic position of SFB93T within the family Syntrophotaleaceae and as a novel member of the genus Syntrophotalea was confirmed via phylogenetic reconstruction based on concatenated alignments of 92 bacterial core genes. On the basis of the results of phenotypic, genotypic and phylogenetic analyses, a novel species, Syntrophotalea acetylenivorans sp. nov., is proposed, with SFB93T (=DSM 106009T=JCM 33327T=ATCC TSD-118T) as the type strain.
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- Shaun M Baesman
- U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, California, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr., MS 954 Reston, Virginia, USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, California, USA
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Vidovič C, Belaj F, Mösch‐Zanetti NC. Soft Scorpionate Hydridotris(2-mercapto-1-methylimidazolyl) borate) Tungsten-Oxido and -Sulfido Complexes as Acetylene Hydratase Models. Chemistry 2020; 26:12431-12444. [PMID: 32640122 PMCID: PMC7589279 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202001127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2020] [Revised: 06/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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A series of WIV alkyne complexes with the sulfur-rich ligand hydridotris(2-mercapto-1-methylimidazolyl) borate) (TmMe ) are presented as bio-inspired models to elucidate the mechanism of the tungstoenzyme acetylene hydratase (AH). The mono- and/or bis-alkyne precursors were reacted with NaTmMe and the resulting complexes [W(CO)(C2 R2 )(TmMe )Br] (R=H 1, Me 2) oxidized to the target [WE(C2 R2 )(TmMe )Br] (E=O, R=H 4, Me 5; E=S, R=H 6, Me 7) using pyridine-N-oxide and methylthiirane. Halide abstraction with TlOTf in MeCN gave the cationic complexes [WE(C2 R2 )(MeCN)(TmMe )](OTf) (E=CO, R=H 10, Me 11; E=O, R=H 12, Me 13; E=S, R=H 14, Me 15). Without MeCN, dinuclear complexes [W2 O(μ-O)(C2 Me2 )2 (TmMe )2 ](OTf)2 (8) and [W2 (μ-S)2 (C2 Me2 )(TmMe )2 ](OTf)2 (9) could be isolated showing distinct differences between the oxido and sulfido system with the latter exhibiting only one molecule of C2 Me2 . This provides evidence that a fine balance of the softness at W is important for acetylene coordination. Upon dissolving complex 8 in acetonitrile complex 13 is reconstituted in contrast to 9. All complexes exhibit the desired stability toward water and the observed effective coordination of the scorpionate ligand avoids decomposition to disulfide, an often-occurring reaction in sulfur ligand chemistry. Hence, the data presented here point toward a mechanism with a direct coordination of acetylene in the active site and provide the basis for further model chemistry for acetylene hydratase.
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- Carina Vidovič
- University of GrazInstitute of ChemistryDepartment of Inorganic ChemistrySchuberstraße 18010GrazAustria
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- University of GrazInstitute of ChemistryDepartment of Inorganic ChemistrySchuberstraße 18010GrazAustria
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- University of GrazInstitute of ChemistryDepartment of Inorganic ChemistrySchuberstraße 18010GrazAustria
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Tungsten is the heaviest element used in biological systems. It occurs in the active sites of several bacterial or archaeal enzymes and is ligated to an organic cofactor (metallopterin or metal binding pterin; MPT) which is referred to as tungsten cofactor (Wco). Wco-containing enzymes are found in the dimethyl sulfoxide reductase (DMSOR) and the aldehyde:ferredoxin oxidoreductase (AOR) families of MPT-containing enzymes. Some depend on Wco, such as aldehyde oxidoreductases (AORs), class II benzoyl-CoA reductases (BCRs) and acetylene hydratases (AHs), whereas others may incorporate either Wco or molybdenum cofactor (Moco), such as formate dehydrogenases, formylmethanofuran dehydrogenases or nitrate reductases. The obligately tungsten-dependent enzymes catalyze rather unusual reactions such as ones with extremely low-potential electron transfers (AOR, BCR) or an unusual hydration reaction (AH). In recent years, insights into the structure and function of many tungstoenzymes have been obtained. Though specific and unspecific ABC transporter uptake systems have been described for tungstate and molybdate, only little is known about further discriminative steps in Moco and Wco biosynthesis. In bacteria producing Moco- and Wco-containing enzymes simultaneously, paralogous isoforms of the metal insertase MoeA may be specifically involved in the molybdenum- and tungsten-insertion into MPT, and in targeting Moco or Wco to their respective apo-enzymes. Wco-containing enzymes are of emerging biotechnological interest for a number of applications such as the biocatalytic reduction of CO2, carboxylic acids and aromatic compounds, or the conversion of acetylene to acetaldehyde.
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Kirk ML, Kc K. Molybdenum and Tungsten Cofactors and the Reactions They Catalyze. Met Ions Life Sci 2020; 20:/books/9783110589757/9783110589757-015/9783110589757-015.xml. [PMID: 32851830 PMCID: PMC8176780 DOI: 10.1515/9783110589757-015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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The last 20 years have seen a dramatic increase in our mechanistic understanding of the reactions catalyzed by pyranopterin Mo and W enzymes. These enzymes possess a unique cofactor (Moco) that contains a novel ligand in bioinorganic chemistry, the pyranopterin ene-1,2-dithiolate. A synopsis of Moco biosynthesis and structure is presented, along with our current understanding of the role Moco plays in enzymatic catalysis. Oxygen atom transfer (OAT) reactivity is discussed in terms of breaking strong metal-oxo bonds and the mechanism of OAT catalyzed by enzymes of the sulfite oxidase (SO) family that possess dioxo Mo(VI) active sites. OAT reactivity is also discussed in members of the dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) reductase family, which possess des-oxo Mo(IV) sites. Finally, we reveal what is known about hydride transfer reactivity in xanthine oxidase (XO) family enzymes and the formate dehydrogenases. The formal hydride transfer reactivity catalyzed by xanthine oxidase family enzymes is complex and cleaves substrate C-H bonds using a mechanism that is distinct from monooxygenases. The chapter primarily highlights developments in the field that have occurred since ~2000, which have contributed to our collective structural and mechanistic understanding of the three canonical pyranopterin Mo enzymes families: XO, SO, and DMSO reductase.
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Kwon H, Schrader TE, Ostermann A, Blakeley MP, Raven EL, Moody PCE. Heme peroxidase-Trapping intermediates by cryo neutron crystallography. Methods Enzymol 2020; 634:379-389. [PMID: 32093841 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2020.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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By combining the normal practice for X-ray crystallography of collecting diffraction data at 100K with neutron crystallography the structures of cryo-trapped enzyme intermediates have been determined, revealing the positions of the previously hidden hydrogens that are essential to a better understanding of the involved mechanism.
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- Hanna Kwon
- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom.
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS) at Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ), Garching, Germany
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- Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ), Technische Universität München, Garching, Germany
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and Leicester Institute of Structural and Chemical Biology, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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Vidovič C, Peschel LM, Buchsteiner M, Belaj F, Mösch‐Zanetti NC. Structural Mimics of Acetylene Hydratase: Tungsten Complexes Capable of Intramolecular Nucleophilic Attack on Acetylene. Chemistry 2019; 25:14267-14272. [PMID: 31603595 PMCID: PMC6899645 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201903264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Bioinspired complexes employing the ligands 6-tert-butylpyridazine-3-thione (SPn) and pyridine-2-thione (SPy) were synthesized and fully characterized to mimic the tungstoenzyme acetylene hydratase (AH). The complexes [W(CO)(C2 H2 )(CHCH-SPy)(SPy)] (4) and [W(CO)(C2 H2 )(CHCH-SPn)(SPn)] (5) were formed by intramolecular nucleophilic attack of the nitrogen donors of the ligand on the coordinated C2 H2 molecule. Labelling experiments using C2 D2 with the SPy system revealed the insertion reaction proceeding via a bis-acetylene intermediate. The starting complex [W(CO)(C2 H2 )(SPy)2 ] (6) for these studies was accessed by the new acetylene precursor mixture [W(CO)(C2 H2 )n (MeCN)3-n Br2 ] (n=1 and 2; 7). All complexes represent rare examples in the field of W-C2 H2 chemistry with 4 and 5 being the first of their kind. In the ongoing debate on the enzymatic mechanism, the findings support activation of acetylene by the tungsten center.
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- Carina Vidovič
- Institute of Chemistry—Inorganic ChemistryUniversity of GrazSchubertstrasse 18010GrazAustria
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- Institute of Chemistry—Inorganic ChemistryUniversity of GrazSchubertstrasse 18010GrazAustria
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- Institute of Chemistry—Inorganic ChemistryUniversity of GrazSchubertstrasse 18010GrazAustria
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- Institute of Chemistry—Inorganic ChemistryUniversity of GrazSchubertstrasse 18010GrazAustria
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- Institute of Chemistry—Inorganic ChemistryUniversity of GrazSchubertstrasse 18010GrazAustria
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Geisberger T, Diederich P, Steiner T, Eisenreich W, Schmitt-Kopplin P, Huber C. Evolutionary Steps in the Analytics of Primordial Metabolic Evolution. Life (Basel) 2019; 9:E50. [PMID: 31216665 PMCID: PMC6616974 DOI: 10.3390/life9020050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2019] [Revised: 06/11/2019] [Accepted: 06/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Experimental studies of primordial metabolic evolution are based on multi-component reactions which typically result in highly complex product mixtures. The detection and structural assignment of these products crucially depends on sensitive and selective analytical procedures. Progress in the instrumentation of these methods steadily lowered the detection limits to concentrations in the pico molar range. At the same time, conceptual improvements in chromatography, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and mass spectrometry dramatically increased the resolution power as well as throughput, now, allowing the simultaneous detection and structural determination of hundreds to thousands of compounds in complex mixtures. In retrospective, the development of these analytical methods occurred stepwise in a kind of evolutionary process that is reminiscent of steps occurring in the evolution of metabolism under chemoautotrophic conditions. This can be nicely exemplified in the analytical procedures used in our own studies that are based on Wächtershäuser's theory for metabolic evolution under Fe/Ni-catalyzed volcanic aqueous conditions. At the onset of these studies, gas chromatography (GC) and GC-MS (mass spectrometry) was optimized to detect specific low molecular weight products (<200 Da) in a targeted approach, e.g., methyl thioacetate, amino acids, hydroxy acids, and closely related molecules. Liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC-MS) was utilized for the detection of larger molecules including peptides exceeding a molecular weight of 200 Da. Although being less sensitive than GC-MS or LC-MS, NMR spectroscopy benefitted the structural determination of relevant products, such as intermediates involved in a putative primordial peptide cycle. In future, Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FT-ICR-MS) seems to develop as a complementary method to analyze the compositional space of the products and reaction clusters in a non-targeted approach at unprecedented sensitivity and mass resolution (700,000 for m/z 250). Stable isotope labeling was important to differentiate between reaction products and artifacts but also to reveal the mechanisms of product formation. In this review; we summarize some of the developmental steps and key improvements in analytical procedures mainly used in own studies of metabolic evolution.
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- Thomas Geisberger
- Department of Biochemistry, Technical University of Munich, 80333 Munich, Germany.
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- Research Unit Analytical BioGeoChemistry, Helmholtz Zentrum München-German Research Center for Environmental Health, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Technical University of Munich, 80333 Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Technical University of Munich, 80333 Munich, Germany.
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- Research Unit Analytical BioGeoChemistry, Helmholtz Zentrum München-German Research Center for Environmental Health, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Technical University of Munich, 80333 Munich, Germany.
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Ehweiner MA, Vidovič C, Belaj F, Mösch-Zanetti NC. Bioinspired Tungsten Complexes Employing a Thioether Scorpionate Ligand. Inorg Chem 2019; 58:8179-8187. [PMID: 31141348 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b00973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The synthesis and characterization of a series of novel tungsten complexes employing the bioinspired, sulfur-rich scorpionate ligand [PhTt] (phenyltris((methylthio)methyl)borate) are reported. Starting from the previously published tungsten precursor [WBr2(CO)3(NCMe)2], a salt metathesis reaction with 1 equiv of Cs[PhTt] led to the desired complex [WBr(CO)3(PhTt)] (1), making it the first tungsten complex employing a poly(thioether)borate ligand. Surprisingly, the reaction of [WBr2(CO)3(NCMe)2] with an excess of the ligand gave complex [W(CO)2(η2-CH2SMe)(PhTt)] (2) with a bidentate (methylthio)methanide ligand as the major product. Thereby, phenyldi((methylthio)methyl)borane is formed, which was isolated and characterized by NMR spectroscopy. The bromido ligand in [WBr(CO)3(PhTt)] was further substituted by the S,N-bidentate methimazole in order to make the first coordination sphere more sulfur-rich forming [W(CO)2(mt)(PhTt)] (3). Alkyne tungsten complexes employing the sulfur-rich scorpionate ligand were accessible by reaction of [WBr2(CO)(C2R2)2(NCMe)] (R = Me, Ph) with Cs[PhTt] forming [WBr(CO)(C2R2)2(PhTt- S, S')] (R = Me 4, Ph 5), with the potentially tridentate ligand coordinated only via two sulfur atoms. In the case of 4, the higher flexibility of the bidentate coordination leads to the formation of two isomers with respect to the six-membered ring formed by the tungsten center and the two coordinated sulfur atoms of the ligand. All complexes 1-5 were characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis.
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- Madeleine A Ehweiner
- Institute of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry , University of Graz , Schubertstrasse 1 , 8010 Graz , Austria
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- Institute of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry , University of Graz , Schubertstrasse 1 , 8010 Graz , Austria
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- Institute of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry , University of Graz , Schubertstrasse 1 , 8010 Graz , Austria
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- Institute of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry , University of Graz , Schubertstrasse 1 , 8010 Graz , Austria
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Zeamari K, Gerbaud G, Grosse S, Fourmond V, Chaspoul F, Biaso F, Arnoux P, Sabaty M, Pignol D, Guigliarelli B, Burlat B. Tuning the redox properties of a [4Fe-4S] center to modulate the activity of Mo-bisPGD periplasmic nitrate reductase. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2019; 1860:402-413. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2019.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2018] [Revised: 11/30/2018] [Accepted: 01/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Peschel LM, Vidovič C, Belaj F, Neshchadin D, Mösch‐Zanetti NC. Activation and Photoinduced Release of Alkynes on a Biomimetic Tungsten Center: The Photochemical Behavior of the W-S-Phoz System. Chemistry 2019; 25:3893-3902. [PMID: 30773712 PMCID: PMC6563718 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201805665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2018] [Revised: 12/13/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The synthesis and structural determination of four tungsten alkyne complexes coordinated by the bio-inspired S,N-donor ligand 2-(4',4'-dimethyloxazoline-2'-yl)thiophenolate (S-Phoz) is presented. A previously established protocol that involved the reaction of the respective alkyne with the bis-carbonyl precursor [W(CO)2 (S-Phoz)2 ] was used for the complexes [W(CO)(C2 R2 )(S-Phoz)2 ] (R=H, 1 a; Me, 1 b; Ph, 1 c). Oxidation with pyridine-N-oxide gave the corresponding W-oxo species [WO(C2 R2 )(S-Phoz)2 ] (R=H, 2 a; Me, 2 b; Ph, 2 c). All W-oxo-alkyne complexes (2 a, b, c) were found to be capable of alkyne release upon light irradiation to afford five-coordinate [WO(S-Phoz)2 ] (3). The photoinduced release of the alkyne ligand was studied in detail by in situ 1 H NMR measurements, which revealed correlation of the photodissociation rate constant (2 b>2 a>2 c) with the elongation of the alkyne C≡C bond in the molecular structures. Oxidation of [WO(S-Phoz)2 ] (3) with pyridine-N-oxide yielded [WO2 (S-Phoz)2 ] (4), which shows highly fluxional behavior in solution. Variable-temperature 1 H NMR spectroscopy revealed three isomeric forms with respect to the ligand arrangement versus each other. Furthermore, compound 4 rearranges to tetranuclear oxo compound [W4 O4 (μ-O)6 (S-Phoz)4 ] (5) and dinuclear [{WO(μ-O)(S-Phoz)}2 ] (6) over time. The latter two were identified by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses.
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- Lydia M. Peschel
- Institute of ChemistryUniversity of GrazSchubertstrasse 18010GrazAustria
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- Institute of ChemistryUniversity of GrazSchubertstrasse 18010GrazAustria
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- Institute of ChemistryUniversity of GrazSchubertstrasse 18010GrazAustria
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical ChemistryGraz University of TechnologyStremayrgasse 98010GrazAustria
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Demming RM, Hammer SC, Nestl BM, Gergel S, Fademrecht S, Pleiss J, Hauer B. Asymmetric Enzymatic Hydration of Unactivated, Aliphatic Alkenes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:173-177. [PMID: 30256501 PMCID: PMC6471033 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201810005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The direct enantioselective addition of water to unactivated alkenes could simplify the synthesis of chiral alcohols and solve a long-standing challenge in catalysis. Here we report that an engineered fatty acid hydratase can catalyze the asymmetric hydration of various terminal and internal alkenes. In the presence of a carboxylic acid decoy molecule for activation of the oleate hydratase from E. meningoseptica, asymmetric hydration of unactivated alkenes was achieved with up to 93 % conversion, excellent selectivity (>99 % ee, >95 % regioselectivity), and on a preparative scale.
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- Rebecca M. Demming
- Institute of Biochemistry and Technical BiochemistryDepartment of Technical BiochemistryUniversity of StuttgartAllmandring 3170569StuttgartGermany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Technical BiochemistryDepartment of Technical BiochemistryUniversity of StuttgartAllmandring 3170569StuttgartGermany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Technical BiochemistryDepartment of Technical BiochemistryUniversity of StuttgartAllmandring 3170569StuttgartGermany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Technical BiochemistryDepartment of Technical BiochemistryUniversity of StuttgartAllmandring 3170569StuttgartGermany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Technical BiochemistryDepartment of Technical BiochemistryUniversity of StuttgartAllmandring 3170569StuttgartGermany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Technical BiochemistryDepartment of Technical BiochemistryUniversity of StuttgartAllmandring 3170569StuttgartGermany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Technical BiochemistryDepartment of Technical BiochemistryUniversity of StuttgartAllmandring 3170569StuttgartGermany
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Demming RM, Hammer SC, Nestl BM, Gergel S, Fademrecht S, Pleiss J, Hauer B. Asymmetric Enzymatic Hydration of Unactivated, Aliphatic Alkenes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201810005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Rebecca M. Demming
- Institute of Biochemistry and Technical Biochemistry; Department of Technical Biochemistry; University of Stuttgart; Allmandring 31 70569 Stuttgart Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Technical Biochemistry; Department of Technical Biochemistry; University of Stuttgart; Allmandring 31 70569 Stuttgart Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Technical Biochemistry; Department of Technical Biochemistry; University of Stuttgart; Allmandring 31 70569 Stuttgart Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Technical Biochemistry; Department of Technical Biochemistry; University of Stuttgart; Allmandring 31 70569 Stuttgart Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Technical Biochemistry; Department of Technical Biochemistry; University of Stuttgart; Allmandring 31 70569 Stuttgart Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Technical Biochemistry; Department of Technical Biochemistry; University of Stuttgart; Allmandring 31 70569 Stuttgart Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Technical Biochemistry; Department of Technical Biochemistry; University of Stuttgart; Allmandring 31 70569 Stuttgart Germany
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Peng T, Xu Y, Zhang Y. Comparative genomics of molybdenum utilization in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. BMC Genomics 2018; 19:691. [PMID: 30231876 PMCID: PMC6147048 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-018-5068-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2018] [Accepted: 09/11/2018] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Molybdenum (Mo) is an essential micronutrient for almost all biological systems, which holds key positions in several enzymes involved in carbon, nitrogen and sulfur metabolism. In general, this transition metal needs to be coordinated to a unique pterin, thus forming a prosthetic group named molybdenum cofactor (Moco) at the catalytic sites of molybdoenzymes. The biochemical functions of many molybdoenzymes have been characterized; however, comprehensive analyses of the evolution of Mo metabolism and molybdoproteomes are quite limited. RESULTS In this study, we analyzed almost 5900 sequenced organisms to examine the occurrence of the Mo utilization trait at the levels of Mo transport system, Moco biosynthetic pathway and molybdoproteins in all three domains of life. A global map of Moco biosynthesis and molybdoproteins has been generated, which shows the most detailed understanding of Mo utilization in prokaryotes and eukaryotes so far. Our results revealed that most prokaryotes and all higher eukaryotes utilize Mo whereas many unicellular eukaryotes such as parasites and most yeasts lost the ability to use this metal. By characterizing the molybdoproteomes of all organisms, we found many new molybdoprotein-rich species, especially in bacteria. A variety of new domain fusions were detected for different molybdoprotein families, suggesting the presence of novel proteins that are functionally linked to molybdoproteins or Moco biosynthesis. Moreover, horizontal gene transfer event involving both the Moco biosynthetic pathway and molybdoproteins was identified. Finally, analysis of the relationship between environmental factors and Mo utilization showed new evolutionary trends of the Mo utilization trait. CONCLUSIONS Our data provide new insights into the evolutionary history of Mo utilization in nature.
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- Ting Peng
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresources and Ecology, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Guangdong Province, Shenzhen, 518060, China.,Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresources and Ecology, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Guangdong Province, Shenzhen, 518060, China.,Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresources and Ecology, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Guangdong Province, Shenzhen, 518060, China.
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Qian HX, Liao RZ. QM/MM Study of Tungsten-Dependent Benzoyl-Coenzyme A Reductase: Rationalization of Regioselectivity and Predication of W vs Mo Selectivity. Inorg Chem 2018; 57:10667-10678. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b01328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Hui-Xia Qian
- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry and Materia Medica, Hubei Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry and Materia Medica, Hubei Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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Akob DM, Sutton JM, Fierst JL, Haase KB, Baesman S, Luther GW, Miller LG, Oremland RS. Acetylenotrophy: a hidden but ubiquitous microbial metabolism? FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2018; 94:5026170. [PMID: 29933435 PMCID: PMC7190893 DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiy103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2018] [Accepted: 05/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Acetylene (IUPAC name: ethyne) is a colorless, gaseous hydrocarbon, composed of two triple bonded carbon atoms attached to hydrogens (C2H2). When microbiologists and biogeochemists think of acetylene, they immediately think of its use as an inhibitory compound of certain microbial processes and a tracer for nitrogen fixation. However, what is less widely known is that anaerobic and aerobic microorganisms can degrade acetylene, using it as a sole carbon and energy source and providing the basis of a microbial food web. Here, we review what is known about acetylene degrading organisms and introduce the term 'acetylenotrophs' to refer to the microorganisms that carry out this metabolic pathway. In addition, we review the known environmental sources of acetylene and postulate the presence of an hidden acetylene cycle. The abundance of bacteria capable of using acetylene and other alkynes as an energy and carbon source suggests that there are energy cycles present in the environment that are driven by acetylene and alkyne production and consumption that are isolated from atmospheric exchange. Acetylenotrophs may have developed to leverage the relatively high concentrations of acetylene in the pre-Cambrian atmosphere, evolving later to survive in specialized niches where acetylene and other alkynes were produced.
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- Denise M Akob
- U. S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr, MS 430, Reston, VA 20192 USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Alabama, SEC 2328, Box 870344, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Alabama, SEC 2328, Box 870344, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 USA
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- U. S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr, MS 430, Reston, VA 20192 USA
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- U. S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS 480, Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA
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- School of Marine Science and Policy, University of Delaware, 700 Pilottown Road, Cannon Laboratory 218, Lewes, DE 19958, USA
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- U. S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS 480, Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA
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- U. S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS 480, Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA
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Gohr S, Hrobárik P, Kaupp M. Four-Component Relativistic Density Functional Calculations of EPR Parameters for Model Complexes of Tungstoenzymes. J Phys Chem A 2017; 121:9106-9117. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.7b08768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Sebastian Gohr
- Institut
für Chemie, Theoretische Chemie/Quantenchemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Sekr. C7, Straße des 17. Juni 135, 10623 Berlin, Germany
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- Institut
für Chemie, Theoretische Chemie/Quantenchemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Sekr. C7, Straße des 17. Juni 135, 10623 Berlin, Germany
- Department
of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Mlynská dolina CH-2, Ilkovičova 6, SK-84215 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institut
für Chemie, Theoretische Chemie/Quantenchemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Sekr. C7, Straße des 17. Juni 135, 10623 Berlin, Germany
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Schreyer M, Hintermann L. Is the tungsten(IV) complex (NEt 4) 2[WO(mnt) 2] a functional analogue of acetylene hydratase? Beilstein J Org Chem 2017; 13:2332-2339. [PMID: 29181113 PMCID: PMC5687055 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.13.230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2017] [Accepted: 10/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The tungsten(IV) complex (Et4N)2[W(O)(mnt)2] (1; mnt = maleonitriledithiolate) was proposed (Sarkar et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc.1997, 119, 4315) to be a functional analogue of the active center of the enzyme acetylene hydratase from Pelobacter acetylenicus, which hydrates acetylene (ethyne; 2) to acetaldehyde (ethanal; 3). In the absence of a satisfactory mechanistic proposal for the hydration reaction, we considered the possibility of a metal–vinylidene type activation mode, as it is well established for ruthenium-based alkyne hydration catalysts with anti-Markovnikov regioselectivity. To validate the hypothesis, the regioselectivity of tungsten-catalyzed alkyne hydration of a terminal, higher alkyne had to be determined. However, complex 1 was not a competent catalyst for the hydration of 1-octyne under the conditions tested. Furthermore, we could not observe the earlier reported hydration activity of complex 1 towards acetylene. A critical assessment of, and a possible explanation for the earlier reported results are offered. The title question is answered with "no".
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- Matthias Schreyer
- Department Chemie, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstr. 4, 85748 Garching bei München, Germany.,TUM Catalysis Research Center, Ernst-Otto-Fischer-Str. 1, 85748 Garching bei München, Germany
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- Department Chemie, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstr. 4, 85748 Garching bei München, Germany.,TUM Catalysis Research Center, Ernst-Otto-Fischer-Str. 1, 85748 Garching bei München, Germany
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Culka M, Huwiler SG, Boll M, Ullmann GM. Breaking Benzene Aromaticity-Computational Insights into the Mechanism of the Tungsten-Containing Benzoyl-CoA Reductase. J Am Chem Soc 2017; 139:14488-14500. [PMID: 28918628 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b07012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Aromatic compounds are environmental pollutants with toxic and carcinogenic properties. Despite the stability of aromatic rings, bacteria are able to degrade the aromatic compounds into simple metabolites and use them as growth substrates under oxic or even under anoxic conditions. In anaerobic microorganisms, most monocyclic aromatic growth substrates are converted to the central intermediate benzoyl-coenzyme A, which is enzymatically reduced to cyclohexa-1,5-dienoyl-CoA. The strictly anaerobic bacterium Geobacter metallireducens uses the class II benzoyl-CoA reductase complex for this reaction. The catalytic BamB subunit of this complex harbors an active site tungsten-bis-pyranopterin cofactor with the metal being coordinated by five protein/cofactor-derived sulfur atoms and a sixth, so far unknown, ligand. Although BamB has been biochemically and structurally characterized, its mechanism still remains elusive. Here we use continuum electrostatic and QM/MM calculations to model benzoyl-CoA reduction by BamB. We aim to elucidate the identity of the sixth ligand of the active-site tungsten ion together with the interplay of the electron and proton transfer events during the aromatic ring reduction. On the basis of our calculations, we propose that benzoyl-CoA reduction is initiated by a hydrogen atom transfer from a W(IV) species with an aqua ligand, yielding W(V)-[OH-] and a substrate radical intermediate. In the next step, a proton-assisted second electron transfer takes place with a conserved active-site histidine serving as the second proton donor. Interestingly, our calculations suggest that the electron for the second reduction step is taken from the pyranopterin cofactors rather than from the tungsten ion. The resulting cationic radical, which is distributed over both pyranopterins, is stabilized by conserved anionic amino acid residues. The stepwise mechanism of the reduction shows similarities to the Birch reduction known from organic chemistry. However, the strict coupling of protons and electrons allows the reaction to proceed under milder conditions.
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- Martin Culka
- Computational Biochemistry, University of Bayreuth , Universitätsstrasse 30, NW I, 95447 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg , Schänzlestrasse 1, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg , Schänzlestrasse 1, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Computational Biochemistry, University of Bayreuth , Universitätsstrasse 30, NW I, 95447 Bayreuth, Germany
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Detection of Diazotrophy in the Acetylene-Fermenting Anaerobe Pelobacter sp. Strain SFB93. Appl Environ Microbiol 2017; 83:AEM.01198-17. [PMID: 28667109 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01198-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2017] [Accepted: 06/23/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Acetylene (C2H2) is a trace constituent of the present Earth's oxidizing atmosphere, reflecting a mixture of terrestrial and marine emissions from anthropogenic, biomass-burning, and unidentified biogenic sources. Fermentation of acetylene was serendipitously discovered during C2H2 block assays of N2O reductase, and Pelobacter acetylenicus was shown to grow on C2H2 via acetylene hydratase (AH). AH is a W-containing, catabolic, low-redox-potential enzyme that, unlike nitrogenase (N2ase), is specific for acetylene. Acetylene fermentation is a rare metabolic process that is well characterized only in P. acetylenicus DSM3246 and DSM3247 and Pelobacter sp. strain SFB93. To better understand the genetic controls for AH activity, we sequenced the genomes of the three acetylene-fermenting Pelobacter strains. Genome assembly and annotation produced three novel genomes containing gene sequences for AH, with two copies being present in SFB93. In addition, gene sequences for all five compulsory genes for iron-molybdenum N2ase were also present in the three genomes, indicating the cooccurrence of two acetylene transformation pathways. Nitrogen fixation growth assays showed that DSM3426 could ferment acetylene in the absence of ammonium, but no ethylene was produced. However, SFB93 degraded acetylene and, in the absence of ammonium, produced ethylene, indicating an active N2ase. Diazotrophic growth was observed under N2 but not in experimental controls incubated under argon. SFB93 exhibits acetylene fermentation and nitrogen fixation, the only known biochemical mechanisms for acetylene transformation. Our results indicate complex interactions between N2ase and AH and suggest novel evolutionary pathways for these relic enzymes from early Earth to modern days.IMPORTANCE Here we show that a single Pelobacter strain can grow via acetylene fermentation and carry out nitrogen fixation, using the only two enzymes known to transform acetylene. These findings provide new insights into acetylene transformations and adaptations for nutrient (C and N) and energy acquisition by microorganisms. Enhanced understanding of acetylene transformations (i.e., extent, occurrence, and rates) in modern environments is important for the use of acetylene as a potential biomarker for extraterrestrial life and for degradation of anthropogenic contaminants.
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Warelow TP, Pushie MJ, Cotelesage JJH, Santini JM, George GN. The active site structure and catalytic mechanism of arsenite oxidase. Sci Rep 2017; 7:1757. [PMID: 28496149 PMCID: PMC5432002 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-01840-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2017] [Accepted: 04/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Arsenite oxidase is thought to be an ancient enzyme, originating before the divergence of the Archaea and the Bacteria. We have investigated the nature of the molybdenum active site of the arsenite oxidase from the Alphaproteobacterium Rhizobium sp. str. NT-26 using a combination of X-ray absorption spectroscopy and computational chemistry. Our analysis indicates an oxidized Mo(VI) active site with a structure that is far from equilibrium. We propose that this is an entatic state imposed by the protein on the active site through relative orientation of the two molybdopterin cofactors, in a variant of the Rây-Dutt twist of classical coordination chemistry, which we call the pterin twist hypothesis. We discuss the implications of this hypothesis for other putatively ancient molybdopterin-based enzymes.
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- Thomas P Warelow
- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, Division of Biosciences, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5E5, Canada.,Molecular and Environmental Sciences Research Group, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, SK, S7N 5E2, Canada
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- Molecular and Environmental Sciences Research Group, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, SK, S7N 5E2, Canada
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- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, Division of Biosciences, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- Molecular and Environmental Sciences Research Group, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, SK, S7N 5E2, Canada. .,Department of Chemistry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5C9, Canada.
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Zanello P. The competition between chemistry and biology in assembling iron–sulfur derivatives. Molecular structures and electrochemistry. Part V. {[Fe4S4](SCysγ)4} proteins. Coord Chem Rev 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2016.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Scheidler C, Sobotta J, Eisenreich W, Wächtershäuser G, Huber C. Unsaturated C3,5,7,9-Monocarboxylic Acids by Aqueous, One-Pot Carbon Fixation: Possible Relevance for the Origin of Life. Sci Rep 2016; 6:27595. [PMID: 27283227 PMCID: PMC4901337 DOI: 10.1038/srep27595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2016] [Accepted: 05/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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All scientific approaches to the origin of life share a common problem: a chemical path to lipids as main constituents of extant cellular enclosures. Here we show by isotope-controlled experiments that unsaturated C3,5,7,9-monocarboxylic acids form by one-pot reaction of acetylene (C2H2) and carbon monoxide (CO) in contact with nickel sulfide (NiS) in hot aqueous medium. The primary products are toto-olefinic monocarboxylic acids with CO-derived COOH groups undergoing subsequent stepwise hydrogenation with CO as reductant. In the resulting unsaturated monocarboxylic acids the double bonds are mainly centrally located with mainly trans-configuration. The reaction conditions are compatible with an origin of life in volcanic-hydrothermal sub-seafloor flow ducts.
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- Christopher Scheidler
- Lehrstuhl für Biochemie, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstraße 4, D-85747 Garching Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Biochemie, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstraße 4, D-85747 Garching Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Biochemie, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstraße 4, D-85747 Garching Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Biochemie, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstraße 4, D-85747 Garching Germany
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