[Kinetics and mechanism of nucleophilic effect on the oxidation of o-dianisidine catalyzed by horseradish peroxidase].

The effects of benzimidazole and 4-nitroimidazole on the reaction of o-dianisidine peroxidase oxidation within the pH range of 3.7--9.0 were studied. Both substituted imidazoles activate the reaction at less than 0.6. In the presence of 4-nitroimidazole the activation is non-competitive, whereas in the presence of benzimidazole it is of a mixed type, which is close to the non-competitive one. The kinetic parameters (kAcat, alpha, KA) for the reaction activated by both imidazoles were determined. It was assumed that the activators interact with the protein group (pK approximately to 6.5), which limits the enzyme activity. This results in the increase of pKapp of the protein group in question, resulting in the appearance of the maximal peroxidase activity in the alkaline region of pH. It was shown that the intermolecular interactions involved in the peroxidase-induced oxidative catalysis are largely due to electrostatic rather than to hydrophobic factors.