Abstract
Vibrational changes associated with CO recombination to ferrous horseradish peroxidase were investigated by rapid-scan FTIR (Fourier-transform IR) spectroscopy in the 1200-2200 cm(-1) range. At pH 6.0, two conformers of bound CID are present that appear as negative bands at 1905 and 1934 cm(-1) in photolysis spectra. Their recombination rate constants are identical, confirming that they arise from two substates of bound CO that are in rapid thermal equilibrium, rather than from heterogeneous protein sites. A smaller positive band at 2134 cm(-1) also appears on photolysis and decays with the same rate constant, indicative of an intraprotein geminate site involved in recombination or, possibly, a weak-affinity surface CO-binding site. other signals arising from protein and haem in the 1700-1200 cm(-1) range can also be time-resolved with similar kinetics.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1165-1168 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Biochemical Society Transactions |
Volume | 36 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2008 |
Keywords
- carbon monoxide
- Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR spectroscopy)
- horseradish peroxidase
- rapid-scan
- time-resolved spectroscopy
- CARBON-MONOXIDE
- STEP-SCAN
- CATALYTIC SITE
- LIGAND-BINDING
- HEME POCKET
- SPECTROSCOPY
- MUTANTS
- RESOLUTION
- MYOGLOBIN
- COMPLEXES