title: On the formation and reactivity of compound I of the His-64 myoglobin mutants.
abstract: Myoglobin (Mb) catalyzes various two-electron oxidations; however, ferryl porphyrin cation radical equivalent to peroxidase compound I has not been identified yet. Distal histidine mutants of sperm whale Mb (His-64 --> Ala, Ser, and Leu) afford an apparent intermediate followed by the formation of a ferryl heme (Mb-II) in the reaction with m-chloroperbenzoic acid. Because the intermediate exhibits characteristic absorption spectrum of compound I and bears two electron oxidizing equivalents above the ferric state, we have assigned the species as compound I of myoglobin (Mb-I). Although we have recently observed compound I of the F43H/H64L Mb mutant, F43H and wild type Mb react with m-chloroperbenzoic acid to give Mb-II without any accumulation of Mb-I. The results unambiguously indicate that His-64 plays a key role in destabilizing wild type Mb-I. Furthermore, Mb-I is found to be capable of performing two-electron oxidation of styrene, thioanisole, and H2O2.
authors.affiliation: Department of Structural Molecular Science, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Myodaiji, Okazaki 444, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsui
authors.forename: S i
authors.initials: Si
authors.lastname: Ozaki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Watanabe
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006639:Histidine / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006735:Horseradish Peroxidase / Q000378:metabolism*; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009211:Myoglobin / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D017354:Point Mutation; D013054:Spectrophotometry, Atomic; D020058:Styrene; D013343:Styrenes / Q000378:metabolism; D013440:Sulfides / Q000378:metabolism; D014907:Whales
chemical_list: D009211:Myoglobin; D013343:Styrenes; D013440:Sulfides; C098326:oxyferryl porphyrin pi cation radical; D020058:Styrene; D006639:Histidine; C093850:methylphenylsulfide; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D006735:Horseradish Peroxidase