Chloroperoxidase-catalyzed oxidation of 4,6-dimethyldibenzothiophene as dimer complexes: evidence for kinetic cooperativity

Arch Biochem Biophys. 2005 May 15;437(2):224-32. doi: 10.1016/j.abb.2005.03.006. Epub 2005 Mar 23.

Abstract

A sigmoidal kinetic behavior of chloroperoxidase for the oxidation of 4,6-dimethyldibenzothiophene (4,6-DMDBT) in water-miscible organic solvent is for the first time reported. Kinetics of 4,6-DMDBT oxidation showed a cooperative profile probably due to the capacity of chloroperoxidase to recognize a substrate dimer (pi-pi dimer) in its active site. Experimental evidence is given for dimer formation and its presence in the active site of chloroperoxidase. The kinetic data were adjusted for a binding site able to interact with either monomer or dimer substrates, producing a cooperative model describing a one-site binding of two related species. Determination of kinetics constants by iterative calculations of possible oxidation paths of 4,6-DMDBT suggests that kinetics oxidation of dimer substrate is preferred when compared to monomer oxidation. Steady-state fluorometry of substrate in the absence and presence of chloroperoxidase, described by the spectral center of mass, supports this last conclusion.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Catalysis
  • Chloride Peroxidase / metabolism*
  • Dimerization
  • Kinetics
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Spectrum Analysis
  • Thiophenes / chemistry*
  • Thiophenes / metabolism*

Substances

  • 4,6-dimethyldibenzothiophene
  • Thiophenes
  • Chloride Peroxidase