| Literature DB >> 26790882 |
Jeffrey J Warren1,2, Oliver S Shafaat3, Jay R Winkler3, Harry B Gray4.
Abstract
We constructed two artificial multiple-step electron transfer (hopping) systems based on Pseudomonas aeruginosa azurin where a tyrosine (YOH) is situated between Ru(2,2'-bipyridine)2(imidazole)(histidine) and the native copper site: RuH107YOH109 and RuH124-YOH122. We investigated the rates of Cu(I) oxidation by flash-quench generated Ru(III) over a range of conditions that probed the role of proton-coupled oxidation/reduction of YOH in the reaction. Rates of Cu(I) oxidation were enhanced over single-step electron transfer by factors between 3 and 80, depending on specific scaffold and buffer conditions.Entities:
Keywords: Copper oxidation; RuIII oxidants
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Year: 2016 PMID: 26790882 PMCID: PMC4775413 DOI: 10.1007/s00775-016-1332-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Biol Inorg Chem ISSN: 0949-8257 Impact factor: 3.358