title: Catalytic turnover of benzylamine by a model for the lysine tyrosylquinone (LTQ) cofactor of lysyl oxidase.
abstract: Lysyl oxidase differs from other copper amine oxidases in that its active quinone cofactor reflects cross-linking of a lysyl residue into the tyrosine-derived quinone nucleus found in the plasma and other copper amine oxidases. A model for the lysyl oxidase cofactor (LTQ), 3,3-dimethyl-2,3-dihydroindole-5,6-quinone (4), was synthesized and found to be stable to both hydrolysis and oxidation events that prevent simpler models from functioning as turnover catalysts. We show that 4 catalyzes the aerobic oxidative deamination of benzylamine, though turnover eventually ceases on account of oxidation of the dihydrobenzoxazole tautomer of the "product Schiff base" to form a benzoxazole, a reaction that may be physiologically relevant. The mechanism of the overall reaction profile was elucidated by a combination of optical and NMR spectroscopy and O(2) uptake studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA.
authors.forename: K Q
authors.initials: KQ
authors.lastname: Ling
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Sayre
mesh_terms: D001596:Benzylamines / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D003641:Deamination; D007700:Kinetics; D008239:Lysine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D008956:Models, Chemical; D008249:Protein-Lysine 6-Oxidase / Q000737:chemistry*; D011809:Quinones / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001596:Benzylamines; D011809:Quinones; C100796:lysine tyrosylquinone; C030796:benzylamine; D008249:Protein-Lysine 6-Oxidase; D008239:Lysine