Pg. Furtmuller et al., Spectral and kinetic studies on eosinophil peroxidase compounds I and II and their reaction with ascorbate and tyrosine, BBA-PROT ST, 1548(1), 2001, pp. 121-128
Citations number
30
Categorie Soggetti
Biochemistry & Biophysics
Journal title
BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEIN STRUCTURE AND MOLECULAR ENZYMOLOGY
Eosinophil peroxidase, the major granule protein in eosinophils, is the lea
st studied human peroxidase. Here, we have performed spectral and kinetic m
easurements to study the nature of eosinophil peroxidase intermediates, com
pounds I and II, and their reduction by the endogenous one-electron donors
ascorbate and tyrosine using the sequential-mixing stopped-flow technique.
We demonstrate that the peroxidase cycle of eosinophil peroxidase involves
a ferryl/porphyrin radical compound I and a ferryl compound II. In the abse
nce of electron donors, compound I is shown to be transformed to a species
with a compound II-like spectrum. In the presence of ascorbate or tyrosine
compound I is reduced to compound II with a second-order rate constant of (
1.0 +/- 0.2) x 10(6) M-1 s(-1) and (3.5 +/- 0.2) x 10(5) M-1 s(-1) respecti
vely (pH 7.0, 15 degreesC). Compound II is then reduced by ascorbate and ty
rosine to native enzyme with a second-order rate constant of (6.7 +/- 0.06)
x 10(3) M-1 s(-1) and (2.7 +/- 0.06) x 10(4) M-1 s(-1), respectively. This
study revealed that eosinophil peroxidase compounds I and II are able to r
eact with tyrosine and ascorbate via one-electron oxidations and therefore
generate monodehydroascorbate and tyrosyl radicals. The relatively fast rat
es of the compound I reduction demonstrate that these reactions may take pl
ace in vivo and are physiologically relevant. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V
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