20.01.2015 Views

Introduction to Enzyme and Coenzyme Chemistry - E-Library Home

Introduction to Enzyme and Coenzyme Chemistry - E-Library Home

Introduction to Enzyme and Coenzyme Chemistry - E-Library Home

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

Enzymatic Addition/Elimination Reactions 199<br />

iso-citrate<br />

− O 2 C<br />

EnzS H<br />

Fe S<br />

O<br />

H<br />

S Fe<br />

S Fe<br />

Fe S<br />

EnzS<br />

SEnz<br />

CO −<br />

2<br />

H*<br />

CO 2<br />

−<br />

H<br />

O<br />

− BEnz<br />

Ser 642<br />

− O 2 C<br />

EnzS<br />

Fe S OH<br />

S Fe<br />

S Fe<br />

Fe S<br />

EnzS<br />

SEnz<br />

cis-aconitate<br />

CO −<br />

2<br />

*H<br />

CO 2<br />

−<br />

O<br />

Ser 642<br />

‘flipping’ of<br />

cis-aconitate<br />

EnzS<br />

Fe S<br />

S<br />

S Fe<br />

Fe<br />

EnzS<br />

citrate<br />

H<br />

CO −<br />

2 O<br />

H<br />

H*<br />

CO −<br />

2<br />

HO<br />

Fe<br />

CO −<br />

2<br />

S<br />

SEnz<br />

Ser 642<br />

EnzS<br />

Fe S OH<br />

S Fe<br />

S Fe<br />

Fe S<br />

EnzS<br />

SEnz<br />

H<br />

CO −<br />

2 O<br />

*H<br />

CO −<br />

2<br />

CO −<br />

2<br />

BEnz<br />

Ser 642<br />

Figure 8.10 Mechanism for aconitase.<br />

role of the iron–sulphur cluster is <strong>to</strong> function as a Lewis acid group <strong>to</strong> facilitate<br />

C2O cleavage during the catalytic mechanism. Subsequently, the activation of<br />

water as iron(II) hydroxide could provide a reactive nucleophile for water<br />

addition. Examination of the enzyme crystal structure indicated that Ser-642 is<br />

well positioned as the base for pro<strong>to</strong>n abstraction of isocitrate. The stereochemical<br />

course of both citrate <strong>and</strong> isocitrate dehydrations has been shown <strong>to</strong> be anti-,<br />

thus an E2 mechanism is likely as shown in Figure 8.10. It has also been shown<br />

that the pro<strong>to</strong>n abstracted by Ser-642 is returned upon hydration of cis-aconitate<br />

(although the hydroxyl group removed is exchanged). This implies both that Ser-<br />

642 is somehow shielded from solvent water <strong>and</strong> that the intermediate cisaconitate<br />

is Xipped over in the active site before rehydration.<br />

This brief discussion covers by no means all of the types of hydratase<br />

enzymes found in biological systems, but illustrates a few of the most common<br />

examples, <strong>and</strong> the types of mechanistic <strong>and</strong> stereochemical methods used in<br />

other cases.<br />

8.3 Ammonia lyases<br />

The enzymatic elimination of ammonia is carried out on several l-amino acids<br />

in biological systems: l-phenylalanine, l-tyrosine, l-histidine <strong>and</strong> l-aspartic<br />

acid, as shown in Figure 8.11. In each of these cases the C b 2H bond being

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!