title: Effects of laser radiation on Rhus vernicifera laccase, Type 2 Cu-depleted laccase, and stellacyanin.
abstract: Laser irradiation in the 450 nm region brings about irreversible changes in the copper sites of Rhus vernicifera lactase and its type 2 Cu-depleted derivative. The absorption band at 614 nm disappears after _ 2 hr of irradiation with a 200 mW laser beam; the amount of the paramagnetic detectable copper does not decrease, indicating no reduction of these types of copper. No apparent rearrangement of the protein backbone occurs, as ultaviolet dichroic spectra of the enzyme before and after the irradiation do not show appreciable differences. Stellacyanin is insensitive to laser radiation at any wavelength.
authors.affiliation: Département de Recherches Physiques, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Musci
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tosi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Desideri
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Morpurgo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garnier-Suillerot
mesh_terms: D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry; D004578:Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy; D042845:Laccase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000528:radiation effects*; D007834:Lasers; D008667:Metalloproteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000528:radiation effects*; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000528:radiation effects*; D029045:Rhus / Q000737:chemistry / Q000528:radiation effects*
chemical_list: D008667:Metalloproteins; D010940:Plant Proteins; C003343:stellacyanin protein, plant; D003300:Copper; D042845:Laccase