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NMR localization of protons in critical enzyme hydrogen bonds. / Sharif, Shasad; Fogle, Emily; Toney, Michael D.; Denisov, Gleb S.; Shenderovich, Ilya G.; Buntkowsky, Gerd; Tolstoy, Peter M.; Huot, Monique Chan; Limbach, Hans Heinrich.
In: Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 129, No. 31, 08.08.2007, p. 9558-9559.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - NMR localization of protons in critical enzyme hydrogen bonds
AU - Sharif, Shasad
AU - Fogle, Emily
AU - Toney, Michael D.
AU - Denisov, Gleb S.
AU - Shenderovich, Ilya G.
AU - Buntkowsky, Gerd
AU - Tolstoy, Peter M.
AU - Huot, Monique Chan
AU - Limbach, Hans Heinrich
PY - 2007/8/8
Y1 - 2007/8/8
N2 - Using 15N NMR spectroscopy and hydrogen bond correlations, we have localized a mechanistically critical proton in aspartate aminotransferase in microcrystals and aqueous solution. It is in a H-bond between a carboxylate O of Asp222 and the pyridine nitrogen of pyridoxal-5′-phosphate. At neutral pH in water, aspartate and pyridine are unprotonated, but they share a proton in the enzyme. It is shown that such a binuclear base is typical for acid-base interactions in aprotic polar solvents. Active site H-bonds to Asp222 assist protonation of the pyridine nitrogen in the enzyme, which is considered a prerequisite for catalytic activity. We also show that acid-base behavior in enzymes should be modeled using aprotic polar solvents rather than aqueous solutions.
AB - Using 15N NMR spectroscopy and hydrogen bond correlations, we have localized a mechanistically critical proton in aspartate aminotransferase in microcrystals and aqueous solution. It is in a H-bond between a carboxylate O of Asp222 and the pyridine nitrogen of pyridoxal-5′-phosphate. At neutral pH in water, aspartate and pyridine are unprotonated, but they share a proton in the enzyme. It is shown that such a binuclear base is typical for acid-base interactions in aprotic polar solvents. Active site H-bonds to Asp222 assist protonation of the pyridine nitrogen in the enzyme, which is considered a prerequisite for catalytic activity. We also show that acid-base behavior in enzymes should be modeled using aprotic polar solvents rather than aqueous solutions.
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U2 - 10.1021/ja0728223
DO - 10.1021/ja0728223
M3 - Article
C2 - 17628065
AN - SCOPUS:34547738664
VL - 129
SP - 9558
EP - 9559
JO - Journal of the American Chemical Society
JF - Journal of the American Chemical Society
SN - 0002-7863
IS - 31
ER -
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