Laxmi Devkota , Jin Xiong , Anne A. Fischer , Kate Murphy , Praveen Kumar , Ellie L. Balensiefen , Sergey V. Lindeman , Codrina V. Popescu , Adam T. Fiedler
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Abstract
Aminophenol dioxygenases (APDO) are mononuclear nonheme iron enzymes that utilize dioxygen (O2) to catalyze the conversion of o-aminophenols to 2-picolinic acid derivatives in metabolic pathways. This study describes the synthesis and O2 reactivity of two synthetic models of substrate-bound APDO: [FeII(TpMe2)(tBu2APH)] (1) and [FeII(TpMe2)(tBuAPH)] (2), where TpMe2 = hydrotris(3,5-dimethylpyrazole-1-yl)borate, tBu2APH = 4,6-di-tert-butyl-2-aminophenolate, and tBuAPH2 = 4-tert-butyl-2-aminophenolate. Both Fe(II) complexes behave as functional APDO mimics, as exposure to O2 results in oxidative CC bond cleavage of the o-aminophenolate ligand. The ring-cleaved products undergo spontaneous cyclization to give substituted 2-picolinic acids, as verified by 1H NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, and X-ray crystallography. Reaction of the APDO models with O2 at low temperature reveals multiple intermediates, which were probed with UV–vis absorption, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), Mössbauer (MB), and resonance Raman (rRaman) spectroscopies. The most stable intermediate at −70 °C in THF exhibits multiple isotopically-sensitive features in rRaman samples prepared with 16O2 and 18O2, confirming incorporation of O2-derived atom(s) into its molecular structure. Insights into the geometric structures, electronic properties, and spectroscopic features of the observed intermediates were obtained from density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Although functional APDO models have been previously reported, this is the first time that an oxygenated ligand-based radical has been detected and spectroscopically characterized in the ring-cleaving mechanism of a relevant synthetic system.
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The Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry is an established international forum for research in all aspects of Biological Inorganic Chemistry. Original papers of a high scientific level are published in the form of Articles (full length papers), Short Communications, Focused Reviews and Bioinorganic Methods. Topics include: the chemistry, structure and function of metalloenzymes; the interaction of inorganic ions and molecules with proteins and nucleic acids; the synthesis and properties of coordination complexes of biological interest including both structural and functional model systems; the function of metal- containing systems in the regulation of gene expression; the role of metals in medicine; the application of spectroscopic methods to determine the structure of metallobiomolecules; the preparation and characterization of metal-based biomaterials; and related systems. The emphasis of the Journal is on the structure and mechanism of action of metallobiomolecules.