Time-resolved single-turnover of ba3 oxidase from Thermus thermophilus

Sergey A. Siletsky, Ilya Belevich, Audrius Jasaitis, Alexander A. Konstantinov, Mårten Wikström, Tewfik Soulimane, Michael I. Verkhovsky

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Abstract

The kinetics of the oxidation of fully-reduced ba3 cytochrome c oxidase from Thermus thermophilus by oxygen were followed by time-resolved optical spectroscopy and electrometry. Four catalytic intermediates were resolved during this reaction. The chemical nature and the spectral properties of three intermediates (compounds A, P and O) reproduce the general features of aa3-type oxidases. However the F intermediate in ba3 oxidase has a spectrum identical to the P state. This indicates that the proton taken up during the P → F transition does not reside in the binuclear site but is rather transferred to the covalently cross-linked tyrosine near that site. The total charge translocation associated with the F → O transition in ba3 oxidase is close to that observed during the F → O transition in the aa3 oxidases. However, the PR → F transition is characterized by significantly lower charge translocation, which probably reflects the overall lower measured pumping efficiency during multiple turnovers.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1383-1392
Number of pages10
JournalBiochimica et Biophysica Acta - Bioenergetics
Volume1767
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2007

Keywords

  • Catalytic cycle
  • Cytochrome c oxidase
  • Electric potential generation
  • Electron transfer
  • Thermus thermophilus

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