title: Kinetics of heme interaction with heme-binding proteins: the effect of heme aggregation state.
abstract: The kinetics of the interaction of heme with hemopexin and albumin was monitored by measuring the time dependence of changes in the Soret absorption spectra. Since the protein binding sites can only bind heme monomers, the binding kinetics apparently reflected the slow dissociation of heme dimers, resulting from dimer/monomer equilibria in aqueous heme solutions. The dissociation of heme dimers is characterized by the rate constant of (3-4) x 10(-3) s(-1). The measurements further revealed significant differences in the kinetic profiles (slowing down the binding interaction) that were dependent on the storage time of heme solutions at room temperature. These presumably responded to the gradual formation of higher aggregates of heme, which cannot dissociate into dimers/monomers. Alternatively, partial autooxidation of heme molecules could increase the stability of heme dimers and obstruct specific binding of heme to the proteins.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cellular Biochemistry, Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, Prague-2, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kuzelová
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mrhalová
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hrkal
mesh_terms: D001665:Binding Sites; D006418:Heme / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D006420:Hemeproteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D006466:Hemopexin / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D013053:Spectrophotometry
chemical_list: D006420:Hemeproteins; D012709:Serum Albumin; D006418:Heme; D006466:Hemopexin