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Preparation of Compound I in P450 cam : The Prototypical P450
Author(s) -
Yosca Timothy H.,
Green Michael T.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
israel journal of chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.908
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1869-5868
pISSN - 0021-2148
DOI - 10.1002/ijch.201600013
Subject(s) - chemistry , cytochrome p450 , monooxygenase , electron paramagnetic resonance , reactive intermediate , heme , function (biology) , aryl , stereochemistry , combinatorial chemistry , enzyme , biochemistry , organic chemistry , nuclear magnetic resonance , evolutionary biology , physics , alkyl , biology , catalysis
Cytochrome P450 cam occupies a central position in the heme monooxygenase landscape. For many years, P450 cam has served as a prototype for understanding structure and function in bacterial, fungal, microsomal, and plant P450s. The enzyme is believed to function through a highly reactive iron(IV)oxo radical species called compound I. While the first glimpses of compound I were observed in P450 cam over thirty years ago, subsequent attempts to prepare the intermediate for further characterizations have proven unsuccessful. Given that the initial reports provided great promise, the nature of the subsequent failures has been extremely puzzling. Here we detail the preparation of compound I in P450 cam . Using insights gained from previous investigations, we have obtained the intermediate in ∼ 45 % yield, allowing characterizations by UV/Visible, Mössbauer, and EPR spectroscopies. This report provides a missing piece of the monooxygenase landscape, verifying the existence of compound I in the most studied P450.