title: Analysis of Reaction Intermediates in Tryptophan 2,3-Dioxygenase: A Comparison with Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase.
abstract: Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) and tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase (TDO) are heme-containing enzymes that catalyze the O2-dependent oxidation of l-tryptophan (l-Trp) in biological systems. Although many decades have passed since their discovery, the mechanism of tryptophan oxidation has not been established. It has been widely assumed that IDO and TDO react using the same mechanism, although there is no evidence that they do. For IDO, a Compound II (ferryl) species accumulates in the steady state and is implicated in the mechanism; in TDO, no such species has ever been observed. In this paper, we examine the kinetics of tryptophan oxidation in TDO. We find no evidence for the accumulation of Compound II during TDO catalysis. Instead, a ternary [Fe(II)-O2, l-Trp] complex is detected under steady state conditions. The absence of a Compound II species in the steady state in TDO is not due to an intrinsic inability of the TDO enzyme to form ferryl heme, because Compound II can be formed directly through a different route in which ferrous heme is reacted with peroxide. We interpret the data to mean that the rate-limiting step in the IDO and TDO mechanisms is not the same.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology and Henry Wellcome Laboratories for Structural Biology, Henry Wellcome Building, University of Leicester , Lancaster Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, England, U.K.
authors.forename: Jaswir
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Basran
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Leicester , University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, England, U.K.
authors.forename: Elizabeth S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Booth
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology and Henry Wellcome Laboratories for Structural Biology, Henry Wellcome Building, University of Leicester , Lancaster Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, England, U.K.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Leicester , University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, England, U.K.
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Handa
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Leicester , University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, England, U.K.
authors.forename: Emma L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Raven
mesh_terms: D050503:Indoleamine-Pyrrole 2,3,-Dioxygenase / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D014366:Tryptophan Oxygenase / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D050503:Indoleamine-Pyrrole 2,3,-Dioxygenase; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014366:Tryptophan Oxygenase