Defluorination of 4-fluorophenol by Cytochrome P450BM3-F87G: Activation by long Chain Fatty Aldehydes.

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Gregory M. Raner, Associate Professor and Graduate Director (Creator)
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The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
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Abstract: Cytochrome P450BM3-F87G catalyzed the oxidative defluorination of 4-fluorophenol, followed by reduction of the resulting benzoquinone to hydroquinone via the NADPH P450-reductase activity of the enzyme. The k catand K m for this reaction were 71 ± 5 min-1 and 9.5 ± 1.3 mM, respectively. Co-incubation of the reaction mixture with long chain aldehydes stimulated the defluorination reaction, with the 2,3-unsaturated aldehyde, 2-decenal producing a 12-fold increase in catalytic efficiency. At 150 µM aldehyde, k cat increased to 158 ± 4, while K m decreased to 1.8 ± 0.2. The effects of catalase, glutathione and ascorbate on the reaction were all consistent with a direct oxygen insertion mechanism, as opposed to a radical mechanism. The study demonstrates the potential use of P450BM3 mutants in oxidative defluorination reactions, and characterizes the novel stimulatory action of straight chain aldehydes on this activity.

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Language: English
Date: 2012
Keywords
aldehydes, cytochrome p450, defluorination, fluorophenol, biotechnology

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