title: Circular dichroism and magnetic circular dichroism of iron-sulfur proteins.
abstract: Circular dichroism (CD) and magnetic circular dichroism (MCD) spectra are reported for the 2-Fe ferredoxins from Pseudomonas putida and Spirulina maxima, Chromatium HIPIP, the 4-Fe ferredoxin from Bacillus stearothermophilus, and the 8-Fe ferredoxin from Clostridium pasteurianum. The spectral range spans the near-infrared, visible, and near ultraviolet. In all cases except oxidized 2-Fe ferredoxins, electronic absorption is observed continuously from less than 5000 cm-1 to above 30,000 cm-1. The CD spectra of the two 2-Fe ferredoxins are similar. In contrast, the CD of the 4-Fe and 8-Fe proteins, for a given 4-Fe cluster oxidation level, varies considerable with protein. MCD is less sensitive to protein environment than is CD. In the 2-Fe proteins, MCD at 5 T is appreciably smaller than the CD; in the 4-Fe and 8-Fe proteins, MCD and CD are comparable in magnitude. Both CD and MCD are more highly structured than the corresponding absorption spectra. The CD and MCD spectra reported provide a broader base than heretofore available for the characterization of iron-sulfur proteins containing 2-Fe and 4-Fe clusters and for the evaluation of electronic structural models for these clusters.
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria; D002942:Circular Dichroism; D005288:Ferredoxins; D007506:Iron-Sulfur Proteins; D008280:Magnetics; D008667:Metalloproteins; D009905:Optical Rotatory Dispersion; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D011487:Protein Conformation
chemical_list: D005288:Ferredoxins; D007506:Iron-Sulfur Proteins; D008667:Metalloproteins