title: The binding of ethyl isocyanide to ferroperoxidase.
abstract: The equilibrium and kinetics of ethyl isocyanide binding to ferroperoxidase were studied. At pH9.1 the results of both studies are consistent with a single-process model with an affinity constant of 95m(-1) and combination and dissociation constants of 2.2x10(3)m(-1).s(-1) and 23s(-1) respectively. Ethyl isocyanide is not bound significantly at pH values lower than 6.0, and in this behaviour and the pH-dependence of the affinity constant, similarities exist between isocyanide and cyanide binding. The enthalpy of the process measured by equilibrium methods is -59kJ/mol (-14kcal/mol). At pH values below 9, the ethyl isocyanide adduct changes in a slow time-dependent manner, giving rise to a new species. These changes are reversible on increasing the pH. The results are discussed in relation to other known information about ligand binding to ferroperoxidase and to myoglobin.
mesh_terms: D003486:Cyanides; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007501:Iron; D007700:Kinetics; D008956:Models, Chemical; D010544:Peroxidases; D011485:Protein Binding; D013057:Spectrum Analysis; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D003486:Cyanides; D007501:Iron; D010544:Peroxidases