Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA.
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2012 Jun 4;51(23):5589-92. doi: 10.1002/anie.201201981. Epub 2012 Apr 26.
[Image: see text] Rational design of functional enzymes with high turnovers is a significant challenge, especially those with complex active site and difficult reactions, such as in respiratory oxidases. Introducing 2 His and 1 Tyr into myoglobin resulted in designed enzymes that reduce O to HO with > 1000 turnovers and minimal release of reactive oxygen species. This also showed that presence and positioning of Tyr, not Cu, are critical for activity.
[图片:见正文]具有高周转率的功能酶的合理设计是一项重大挑战,特别是那些具有复杂活性位点和困难反应的酶,如呼吸氧化酶。将 2 个组氨酸和 1 个酪氨酸引入肌红蛋白中,得到了设计酶,这些酶可将 O 还原为 HO,周转率超过 1000 次,且活性氧的释放最小。这也表明,酪氨酸的存在和定位(而非 Cu)对活性至关重要。