title: Pulse radiolysis studies on superoxide reductase from Treponema pallidum.
abstract: Superoxide reductases (SORs) are small metalloenzymes, which catalyze reduction of O2*- to H2O2. The reaction of the enzyme from Treponema pallidum with superoxide was studied by pulse radiolysis methods. The first step is an extremely fast bi-molecular reaction of the ferrous center with O2, with a rate constant of 6 x 10 (8) M(-1) s(-1). A first intermediate is formed which is converted to a second one with a slower rate constant of 4800 s(-1). This latter value is 10 times higher than the corresponding one previously reported in the case of SOR from Desulfoarculus baarsii. The reconstituted spectra for the two intermediates are consistent with formation of transient iron-peroxide species.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie et Biochimie des Centres Redox Biologiques, DBMS-CEA/CNRS/Université Joseph Fourier, Cedex 9, France. vniviere@cea.fr
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nivière
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lombard
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fontecave
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Houée-Levin
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000737:chemistry; D007501:Iron / Q000737:chemistry; D007700:Kinetics; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000737:chemistry*; D011675:Pulse Radiolysis; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D013057:Spectrum Analysis; D013481:Superoxides / Q000737:chemistry; D014210:Treponema pallidum
chemical_list: D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D013481:Superoxides; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D007501:Iron; D010088:Oxidoreductases; C121849:superoxide reductase