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Electron paramagnetic resonance of the tungsten derivative of rat liver sulfite oxidase.

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Johnson, JL; Rajagopalan, KV
Published in: J Biol Chem
September 25, 1976

Sulfite oxidase purified from livers of tungsten-treated rats has been used for EPR studies of tungsten substituted at the molybdenum site of the enzyme in a fraction of the molecules. The EPR signal of W(V) in sulfite oxidase is quite similar to that of Mo(V) in its line shape and in its sensitivity to the presence of anions such as phosphate and fluoride. Hyperfine interaction with a dissociable proton is also observed in both signals. The pH-dependent alteration in line shape exhibited by the Mo(V) EPR signal of the rat liver enzyme. Incomplete reduction of the tungsten center at pH 9 is indicated by attenuated signal intensity at this pH. The W(V) signal has g values lower than those of the Mo(V) signal, has a much broader resonance envelope, and is much less readily saturated by increasing microwave power. Kinetic studies on the reduction of the heme and tungsten centers of sulfite oxidase have shown that reduction of de-molybdo forms of sulfite oxidase by sulfite is catalyzed by the residual traces of native molybdenum-containing molecules. Reduction is accomplished by electron transfer involving intermolecular heme-heme interaction. The W(V) signal is generated only after all the heme centers are reduced. The rate and extent of heme reduction at pH 9 are the same as at pH 7. Studies on the reoxidation of W(V) and reduced heme by O2 and by cytochrome c suggest that the cytochrome b5 of sulfite oxidase is the site of electron transfer to cytochrome c, whereas oxidase activity is the property of the molybdenum center. It appears that the tungsten center in sulfite oxidase is incapable of oxidizing sulfite.

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Published In

J Biol Chem

ISSN

0021-9258

Publication Date

September 25, 1976

Volume

251

Issue

18

Start / End Page

5505 / 5511

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tungsten
  • Rats
  • Protein Conformation
  • Protein Binding
  • Oxidoreductases
  • Male
  • Liver
  • Kinetics
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Fluorides
 

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Johnson, J. L., & Rajagopalan, K. V. (1976). Electron paramagnetic resonance of the tungsten derivative of rat liver sulfite oxidase. J Biol Chem, 251(18), 5505–5511.
Johnson, J. L., and K. V. Rajagopalan. “Electron paramagnetic resonance of the tungsten derivative of rat liver sulfite oxidase.J Biol Chem 251, no. 18 (September 25, 1976): 5505–11.
Johnson JL, Rajagopalan KV. Electron paramagnetic resonance of the tungsten derivative of rat liver sulfite oxidase. J Biol Chem. 1976 Sep 25;251(18):5505–11.
Johnson, J. L., and K. V. Rajagopalan. “Electron paramagnetic resonance of the tungsten derivative of rat liver sulfite oxidase.J Biol Chem, vol. 251, no. 18, Sept. 1976, pp. 5505–11.
Johnson JL, Rajagopalan KV. Electron paramagnetic resonance of the tungsten derivative of rat liver sulfite oxidase. J Biol Chem. 1976 Sep 25;251(18):5505–5511.

Published In

J Biol Chem

ISSN

0021-9258

Publication Date

September 25, 1976

Volume

251

Issue

18

Start / End Page

5505 / 5511

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tungsten
  • Rats
  • Protein Conformation
  • Protein Binding
  • Oxidoreductases
  • Male
  • Liver
  • Kinetics
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Fluorides