title: An N1-hydrogen bonding model for flavin coenzyme.
abstract: A model flavin possessing a specific hydrogen bond to the N1-position has been synthesized. The redox potential has been measured in aqueous buffer and found to be shifted +21 mV as compared to a similar flavin lacking this hydrogen bond. The reaction of the N1-hydrogen-bonding model with sulfite and 1-benzyl-dihydronicotinamide were examined and compared with the non-hydrogen-bonded flavin. The N1-hydrogen bond did not accelerate the rate of sulfite ion or hydride addition to N5, however the N5-sulfite complex was stabilized by nearly 4-fold over a non-hydrogen-bonding model. The model flavins were also studied computationally.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Center for Molecular Toxicology, Vanderbilt University, VU Station B 351822, Nashville, TN 37235-1822, USA.
authors.forename: Fengli
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Bryan H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Carmelo J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Rizzo
mesh_terms: D003067:Coenzymes / Q000737:chemistry*; D005415:Flavins / Q000737:chemistry*; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D008958:Models, Molecular
chemical_list: D003067:Coenzymes; D005415:Flavins