title: Hydroxylated naphthoquinones as substrates for Escherichia coli anaerobic reductases.
abstract: We have used two hydroxylated naphthoquinol menaquinol analogues, reduced plumbagin (PBH2, 5-hydroxy-2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinol) and reduced lapachol [LPCH2, 2-hydroxy-3-(3-methyl-2-butenyl)-1, 4-naphthoquinol], as substrates for Escherichia coli anaerobic reductases. These compounds have optical, solubility and redox properties that make them suitable for use in studies of the enzymology of menaquinol oxidation. Oxidized plumbagin and oxidized lapachol have well resolved absorbances at 419 nm (epsilon=3.95 mM-1. cm-1) and 481 nm (epsilon=2.66 mM-1.cm-1) respectively (in Mops/KOH buffer, pH 7.0). PBH2 is a good substrate for nitrate reductase A (Km=282+/-28 microM, kcat=120+/-6 s-1) and fumarate reductase (Km=155+/-24 microM, kcat=30+/-2 s-1), but not for DMSO reductase. LPCH2 is a good substrate for nitrate reductase A (Km=57+/-35 microM, kcat=68+/-13 s-1), fumarate reductase (Km=85+/-27 microM, kcat=74+/-6 s-1) and DMSO reductase (Km=238+/-30 microM, kcat=191+/-21 s-1). The sensitivity of enzymic LPCH2 and PBH2 oxidation to 2-n-heptyl-4-hydroxyquinoline N-oxide inhibition is consistent with their oxidation occurring at sites of physiological quinol binding.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and the Medical Research Council Group in the Molecular Biology of Membranes, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2H7.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Rothery
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Chatterjee
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kiema
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: McDermott
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Weiner
mesh_terms: D000693:Anaerobiosis / Q000502:physiology; D001665:Binding Sites / Q000502:physiology; D004563:Electrochemistry; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV / Q000378:metabolism*; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000201:enzymology*; D006912:Hydroxyquinolines / Q000494:pharmacology; D007700:Kinetics; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009285:Naphthoquinones / Q000378:metabolism*; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000378:metabolism*; D013053:Spectrophotometry; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D006912:Hydroxyquinolines; D009285:Naphthoquinones; C001333:2-(n-heptyl)-4-hydroxyquinoline N-oxide; C008252:lapachol; D010088:Oxidoreductases; C082578:menaquinol oxidase; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV; C014758:plumbagin