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2. What Is the Right Level of Activation of a High-Spin {FeNO}7 Complex to Enable Direct N–N Coupling? Mechanistic Insight into Flavodiiron NO Reductases.
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Dong, Hai T., Camarena, Stephanie, Sil, Debangsu, Lengel, Michael O., Zhao, Jiyong, Hu, Michael Y., Alp, E. Ercan, Krebs, Carsten, and Lehnert, Nicolai
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- 2022
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3. Exploring the Limits of Dative Boratrane Bonding: Iron as a Strong Lewis Base in Low-Valent Non-Heme Iron-Nitrosyl Complexes.
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Dong, Hai T., Chalkley, Matthew J., Oyala, Paul H., Zhao, Jiyong, Alp, E. Ercan, Hu, Michael Y., Peters, Jonas C., and Lehnert, Nicolai
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- 2020
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4. Vibrational dynamics of iron in cytochrome c
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Leu, Bogdan M., Ching, Tom H., Zhao, Jiyong, Sturhahn, Wolfgang, Alp, E. Ercan, and Sage, J. Timothy
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Cytochrome c -- Research ,Iron compounds -- Properties ,Iron compounds -- Research ,Raman spectroscopy -- Usage ,Chemicals, plastics and rubber industries - Published
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5. Stable Ferrous Mononitroxyl {FeNO}8 Complex with a Hindered Hydrotris(pyrazolyl)borate Coligand: Structure, Spectroscopic Characterization, and Reactivity Toward NO and O2.
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Fujisawa, Kiyoshi, Soma, Shoko, Kurihara, Haruka, Ohta, Ayuri, Dong, Hai T., Minakawa, Yurika, Zhao, Jiyong, Alp, E. Ercan, Hu, Michael Y., and Lehnert, Nicolai
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- 2019
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6. Electronic Structures of an [Fe(NNR2)]+/0/– Redox Series: Ligand Noninnocence and Implications for Catalytic Nitrogen Fixation.
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Thompson, Niklas B., Oyala, Paul H., Dong, Hai T., Chalkley, Matthew J., Zhao, Jiyong, Alp, E. Ercan, Hu, Michael, Lehnert, Nicolai, and Peters, Jonas C.
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- 2019
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7. Synthetic Model Complex of the Key Intermediate in Cytochrome P450 Nitric Oxide Reductase.
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McQuarters, Ashley B., Blaesi, Elizabeth J., Kampf, Jeff W., Alp, E. Ercan, Zhao, Jiyong, Hu, Michael, Krebs, Carsten, and Lehnert, Nicolai
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- 2019
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8. Nuclear Resonance Vibrational Spectroscopy Definition of O2 Intermediates in an Extradiol Dioxygenase: Correlation to Crystallography and Reactivity.
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Sutherlin, Kyle D., Wasada-Tsutsui, Yuko, Mbughuni, Michael M., Rogers, Melanie S., Park, Kiyoung, Liu, Lei V., Kwak, Yeonju, Srnec, Martin, Böttger, Lars H., Frenette, Mathieu, Yoda, Yoshitaka, Kobayashi, Yasuhiro, Kurokuzu, Masayuki, Saito, Makina, Seto, Makoto, Hu, Michael, Zhao, Jiyong, Alp, E. Ercan, Lipscomb, John D., and Solomon, Edward I.
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- 2018
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9. Non-heme High-Spin {FeNO}6–8 Complexes: One Ligand Platform Can Do It All.
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Speelman, Amy L., White, Corey J., Zhang, Bo, Alp, E. Ercan, Zhao, Jiyong, Hu, Michael, Krebs, Carsten, Penner-Hahn, James, and Lehnert, Nicolai
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- 2018
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10. How Does a Heme Carbene Differ from Diatomic Ligated (NO, CO, and CN–) Analogues in the Axial Bond?
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Peng, Qian, Sage, J. Timothy, Liu, Yulong, Wang, Zijian, Hu, Michael Y., Zhao, Jiyong, Alp, E. Ercan, Scheidt, W. Robert, and Li, Jianfeng
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- 2018
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11. Dynamics of the [4Fe-4S] Cluster in Pyrococcus furiosus Dl 4C Ferredoxin via Nuclear Resonance Vibrational and Resonance Raman Spectroscopies, Force Field Simulations, and Density Functional Theory Calculations.
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Mitra, Devrani, Pelmenschikov, Vladimir, Guo, Yisong, Case, David A., Wang, Hongxin, Dong, Weibing, Tan, Ming-Liang, Ichiye, Toshiko, Jenney, Jr., Francis E., Adams, Michael W. W., Yoda, Yoshitaka, Zhao, Jiyong, and Cramer, Stephen P.
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- 2011
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12. An inhibitor of DNA topoisomerase I from Xenopus laevis ovaries.
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Zhao, Jiyong and Benbow, Robert M.
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DNA topoisomerase I - Abstract
Describes a protein from Xenopus laevis ovaries that inhibits the catalytic activity of purified DNA topoisomerase I from wheat germ. Identification and purification of DNA topoisomerase I inhibitor; Effects of divalent cations; Reversibility of inhibition of DNA topoisomerase I by the purified inhibitor; Species specificity of the inhibitor.
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- 1993
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13. Multicaloric Cryocooling Using Heavy Rare-Earth Free La(Fe,Si) 13 -Based Compounds.
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Beckmann B, Pfeuffer L, Lill J, Eggert B, Koch D, Lavina B, Zhao J, Toellner T, Alp EE, Ollefs K, Skokov KP, Wende H, and Gutfleisch O
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The transition toward a carbon-neutral society based on renewable energies goes hand in hand with the availability of energy-efficient technologies. Magnetocaloric cooling is a very promising refrigeration technology to fulfill this role regarding cryogenic gas liquefaction. However, the current reliance on highly resource critical, heavy rare-earth-based compounds as magnetocaloric material makes global usage unsustainable. Here, we aim to mitigate this limitation through the utilization of a multicaloric cooling concept, which uses the external stimuli of isotropic pressure and magnetic field to tailor and induce magnetostructural phase transitions associated with large caloric effects. In this study, La
0.7 Ce0.3 Fe11.6 Si1.4 is used as a nontoxic, low-cost, low-criticality multiferroic material to explore the potential, challenges, and peculiarities of multicaloric cryocooling, achieving maximum isothermal entropy changes up to -28 J (kg K)-1 in the temperature range from 190 K down to 30 K. Thus, the multicaloric cooling approach offers an additional degree of freedom to tailor the phase transition properties and may lead to energy-efficient and environmentally friendly gas liquefaction based on designed-for-purpose, noncritical multiferroic materials.- Published
- 2024
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14. What Is the Right Level of Activation of a High-Spin {FeNO} 7 Complex to Enable Direct N-N Coupling? Mechanistic Insight into Flavodiiron NO Reductases.
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Dong HT, Camarena S, Sil D, Lengel MO, Zhao J, Hu MY, Alp EE, Krebs C, and Lehnert N
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- Catalytic Domain, Humans, Ligands, Nitric Oxide chemistry, Nitrous Oxide
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Flavodiiron nitric oxide reductases (FNORs), found in pathogenic bacteria, are capable of reducing nitric oxide (NO) to nitrous oxide (N
2 O) to detoxify NO released by the human immune system. Previously, we reported the first FNOR model system that mediates direct NO reduction (Dong, H. T.; J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 13429-13440), but no intermediate of the reaction could be characterized. Here, we present a new set of model complexes that, depending on the ligand substitution, can either mediate direct NO reduction or stabilize a highly activated high-spin (hs) {FeNO}7 complex, the first intermediate of the reaction. The precursors, [{FeII (MPA-(RPhO)2 )}2 ] ( 1 , R = H and 2 , R =t Bu, Me), were prepared first and fully characterized. Complex 1 (without steric protection) directly reduces NO to N2 O almost quantitatively, which constitutes only the second example of this reaction in model systems. Contrarily, the reaction of sterically protected 2 with NO forms the stable mononitrosyl complex 3 , which shows one of the lowest N-O stretching frequencies (1689 cm-1 ) observed so far for a mononuclear hs-{FeNO}7 complex. This study confirms that an N-O stretch ≤1700 cm-1 represents the appropriate level of activation of the FeNO unit to enable direct NO reduction. The higher activation level of these hs-{FeNO}7 complexes required for NO reduction compared to those formed in FNORs emphasizes the importance of hydrogen bonding residues in the active sites of FNORs to activate the bound NO ligands for direct N-N coupling and N2 O formation. The implications of these results for FNORs are further discussed.- Published
- 2022
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15. Distortion of the [FeNO] 2 Core in Flavodiiron Nitric Oxide Reductase Models Inhibits N-N Bond Formation and Promotes Formation of Unusual Dinitrosyl Iron Complexes: Implications for Catalysis and Reactivity.
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White CJ, Lengel MO, Bracken AJ, Kampf JW, Speelman AL, Alp EE, Hu MY, Zhao J, and Lehnert N
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- Catalysis, Ferrous Compounds, Humans, Iron chemistry, Ligands, Nitrous Oxide, Nitric Oxide chemistry, Oxidoreductases chemistry
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Flavodiiron nitric oxide reductases (FNORs) carry out the reduction of nitric oxide (NO) to nitrous oxide (N
2 O), allowing infectious pathogens to mitigate toxic levels of NO generated in the human immune response. We previously reported the model complex [Fe2 (BPMP)(OPr)(NO)2 ](OTf)2 ( 1 , OPr- = propionate) that contains two coplanar NO ligands and that is capable of quantitative NO reduction to N2 O [White et al. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018 , 140 , 2562-2574]. Here we investigate, for the first time, how a distortion of the active site affects the ability of the diiron core to mediate N2 O formation. For this purpose, we prepared several analogues of 1 that contain two monodentate ligands in place of the bridging carboxylate, [Fe2 (BPMP)(X)2 (NO)2 ]3+/1+ ( 2-X ; X = triflate, 1-methylimidazole, or methanol). Structural data of 2-X show that without the bridging carboxylate, the diiron core expands, leading to elongated (O)N-N(O) distances (from 2.80 Å in 1 to 3.00-3.96 Å in 2-X ) and distorted (O)N-Fe-Fe-N(O) dihedral angles (from coplanarity (5.9°) in 1 to 52.9-85.1° in 2-X ). Whereas 1 produces quantitative amounts of N2 O upon one-electron reduction, N2 O production is substantially impeded in 2-X , to an initial 5-10% N2 O yield. The main products after reduction are unprecedented hs-FeII /{Fe(NO)2 }9/10 dinitrosyl iron complexes (DNICs). Even though mononuclear DNICs are stable and do not show N-N coupling (since it is a spin-forbidden process), the hs-FeII /{Fe(NO)2 }9/10 DNICs obtained from 2-X show unexpected reactivity and produce up to quantitative N2 O yields after 2 h. The implications of these results for the active site structure of FNORs are discussed.- Published
- 2022
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16. Effects of Noncovalent Interactions on High-Spin Fe(IV)-Oxido Complexes.
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Oswald VF, Lee JL, Biswas S, Weitz AC, Mittra K, Fan R, Li J, Zhao J, Hu MY, Alp EE, Bominaar EL, Guo Y, Green MT, Hendrich MP, and Borovik AS
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- Density Functional Theory, Lewis Acids chemistry, Molecular Conformation, Iron Compounds chemistry, Oxides chemistry
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High-valent nonheme Fe
IV -oxido species are key intermediates in biological oxidation, and their properties are proposed to be influenced by the unique microenvironments present in protein active sites. Microenvironments are regulated by noncovalent interactions, such as hydrogen bonds (H-bonds) and electrostatic interactions; however, there is little quantitative information about how these interactions affect crucial properties of high valent metal-oxido complexes. To address this knowledge gap, we introduced a series of FeIV -oxido complexes that have the same S = 2 spin ground state as those found in nature and then systematically probed the effects of noncovalent interactions on their electronic, structural, and vibrational properties. The key design feature that provides access to these complexes is the new tripodal ligand [poat]3- , which contains phosphinic amido groups. An important structural aspect of [FeIV poat(O)]- is the inclusion of an auxiliary site capable of binding a Lewis acid (LAII ); we used this unique feature to further modulate the electrostatic environment around the Fe-oxido unit. Experimentally, studies confirmed that H-bonds and LAII s can interact directly with the oxido ligand in FeIV -oxido complexes, which weakens the Fe═O bond and has an impact on the electronic structure. We found that relatively large vibrational changes in the Fe-oxido unit correlate with small structural changes that could be difficult to measure, especially within a protein active site. Our work demonstrates the important role of noncovalent interactions on the properties of metal complexes, and that these interactions need to be considered when developing effective oxidants.- Published
- 2020
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17. Stable Ferrous Mononitroxyl {FeNO} 8 Complex with a Hindered Hydrotris(pyrazolyl)borate Coligand: Structure, Spectroscopic Characterization, and Reactivity Toward NO and O 2 .
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Fujisawa K, Soma S, Kurihara H, Ohta A, Dong HT, Minakawa Y, Zhao J, Alp EE, Hu MY, and Lehnert N
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The iron(II)-nitroxyl complex [Fe(NO)(L3)] (1) (with L3
- = a hindered hydrotris(pyrazolyl)borate ligand), a high-spin (hs)-{FeNO}8 complex in the Enemark-Feltham notation, is surprisingly stable and is the first of its kind that could be structurally characterized. We further studied this compound using a variety of spectroscopic methods. These results indicate a hs iron(II) center with a bound3 NO- ligand where the spins are antiferromagnetic coupled ( St = 1). Vibrational data show that this complex has a very strong Fe-NO bond. DFT calculations support this result and link it to very strong π-donation from the3 NO- ligand to the iron(II) center. Furthermore, a very unusual equilibrium between the hs-{FeNO}8 complex and a dinitrosyl iron complex (DNIC) of {Fe(NO)2 }9 type is observed. The O2 reactivity of the complex is finally reported.- Published
- 2019
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18. Electronic Structures of an [Fe(NNR 2 )] +/0/- Redox Series: Ligand Noninnocence and Implications for Catalytic Nitrogen Fixation.
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Thompson NB, Oyala PH, Dong HT, Chalkley MJ, Zhao J, Alp EE, Hu M, Lehnert N, and Peters JC
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The intermediacy of metal-NNH
2 complexes has been implicated in the catalytic cycles of several examples of transition-metal-mediated nitrogen (N2 ) fixation. In this context, we have shown that triphosphine-supported Fe(N2 ) complexes can be reduced and protonated at the distal N atom to yield Fe(NNH2 ) complexes over an array of charge and oxidation states. Upon exposure to further H+ /e- equivalents, these species either continue down a distal-type Chatt pathway to yield a terminal iron(IV) nitride or instead follow a distal-to-alternating pathway resulting in N-H bond formation at the proximal N atom. To understand the origin of this divergent selectivity, herein we synthesize and elucidate the electronic structures of a redox series of Fe(NNMe2 ) complexes, which serve as spectroscopic models for their reactive protonated congeners. Using a combination of spectroscopies, in concert with density functional theory and correlated ab initio calculations, we evidence one-electron redox noninnocence of the "NNMe2 " moiety. Specifically, although two closed-shell configurations of the "NNR2 " ligand have been commonly considered in the literature-isodiazene and hydrazido(2-)-we provide evidence suggesting that, in their reduced forms, the present iron complexes are best viewed in terms of an open-shell [NNR2 ]•- ligand coupled antiferromagnetically to the Fe center. This one-electron redox noninnocence resembles that of the classically noninnocent ligand NO and may have mechanistic implications for selectivity in N2 fixation activity.- Published
- 2019
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19. Nuclear Resonance Vibrational Spectroscopy Definition of O 2 Intermediates in an Extradiol Dioxygenase: Correlation to Crystallography and Reactivity.
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Sutherlin KD, Wasada-Tsutsui Y, Mbughuni MM, Rogers MS, Park K, Liu LV, Kwak Y, Srnec M, Böttger LH, Frenette M, Yoda Y, Kobayashi Y, Kurokuzu M, Saito M, Seto M, Hu M, Zhao J, Alp EE, Lipscomb JD, and Solomon EI
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- Bacterial Proteins genetics, Brevibacterium enzymology, Crystallography, X-Ray, Density Functional Theory, Dioxygenases genetics, Histidine chemistry, Iron chemistry, Models, Chemical, Molecular Structure, Mutation, Spectrum Analysis methods, Vibration, Bacterial Proteins chemistry, Catechols chemistry, Coordination Complexes chemistry, Dioxygenases chemistry, Oxygen chemistry
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The extradiol dioxygenases are a large subclass of mononuclear nonheme Fe enzymes that catalyze the oxidative cleavage of catechols distal to their OH groups. These enzymes are important in bioremediation, and there has been significant interest in understanding how they activate O
2 . The extradiol dioxygenase homoprotocatechuate 2,3-dioxygenase (HPCD) provides an opportunity to study this process, as two O2 intermediates have been trapped and crystallographically defined using the slow substrate 4-nitrocatechol (4NC): a side-on Fe-O2 -4NC species and a Fe-O2 -4NC peroxy bridged species. Also with 4NC, two solution intermediates have been trapped in the H200N variant, where H200 provides a second-sphere hydrogen bond in the wild-type enzyme. While the electronic structure of these solution intermediates has been defined previously as FeIII -superoxo-catecholate and FeIII -peroxy-semiquinone, their geometric structures are unknown. Nuclear resonance vibrational spectroscopy (NRVS) is an important tool for structural definition of nonheme Fe-O2 intermediates, as all normal modes with Fe displacement have intensity in the NRVS spectrum. In this study, NRVS is used to define the geometric structure of the H200N-4NC solution intermediates in HPCD as an end-on FeIII -superoxo-catecholate and an end-on FeIII -hydroperoxo-semiquinone. Parallel calculations are performed to define the electronic structures and protonation states of the crystallographically defined wild-type HPCD-4NC intermediates, where the side-on intermediate is found to be a FeIII -hydroperoxo-semiquinone. The assignment of this crystallographic intermediate is validated by correlation to the NRVS data through computational removal of H200. While the side-on hydroperoxo semiquinone intermediate is computationally found to be nonreactive in peroxide bridge formation, it is isoenergetic with a superoxo catecholate species that is competent in performing this reaction. This study provides insight into the relative reactivities of FeIII -superoxo and FeIII -hydroperoxo intermediates in nonheme Fe enzymes and into the role H200 plays in facilitating extradiol catalysis.- Published
- 2018
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20. Non-heme High-Spin {FeNO} 6-8 Complexes: One Ligand Platform Can Do It All.
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Speelman AL, White CJ, Zhang B, Alp EE, Zhao J, Hu M, Krebs C, Penner-Hahn J, and Lehnert N
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Heme and non-heme iron-nitrosyl complexes are important intermediates in biology. While there are numerous examples of low-spin heme iron-nitrosyl complexes in different oxidation states, much less is known about high-spin (hs) non-heme iron-nitrosyls in oxidation states other than the formally ferrous NO adducts ({FeNO}
7 in the Enemark-Feltham notation). In this study, we present a complete series of hs-{FeNO}6-8 complexes using the TMG3 tren coligand. Redox transformations from the hs-{FeNO}7 complex [Fe(TMG3 tren)(NO)]2+ to its {FeNO}6 and {FeNO}8 analogs do not alter the coordination environment of the iron center, allowing for detailed comparisons between these species. Here, we present new MCD, NRVS, XANES/EXAFS, and Mössbauer data, demonstrating that these redox transformations are metal based, which allows us to access hs-Fe(II)-NO- , Fe(III)-NO- , and Fe(IV)-NO- complexes. Vibrational data, analyzed by NCA, directly quantify changes in Fe-NO bonding along this series. Optical data allow for the identification of a "spectator" charge-transfer transition that, together with Mössbauer and XAS data, directly monitors the electronic changes of the Fe center. Using EXAFS, we are also able to provide structural data for all complexes. The magnetic properties of the complexes are further analyzed (from magnetic Mössbauer). The properties of our hs-{FeNO}6-8 complexes are then contrasted to corresponding, low-spin iron-nitrosyl complexes where redox transformations are generally NO centered. The hs-{FeNO}8 complex can further be protonated by weak acids, and the product of this reaction is characterized. Taken together, these results provide unprecedented insight into the properties of biologically relevant non-heme iron-nitrosyl complexes in three relevant oxidation states.- Published
- 2018
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21. How Does a Heme Carbene Differ from Diatomic Ligated (NO, CO, and CN - ) Analogues in the Axial Bond?
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Peng Q, Sage JT, Liu Y, Wang Z, Hu MY, Zhao J, Alp EE, Scheidt WR, and Li J
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- Ligands, Models, Chemical, Molecular Structure, Carbon Monoxide chemistry, Cyanides chemistry, Metalloporphyrins chemistry, Nitric Oxide chemistry
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Compared to well studied diatomic ligands (NO, CN
- , CO), the axial bonds of carbene hemes is much less known although its significance in biological chemistry. The unusually large quadrupole splitting (Δ EQ = +2.2 mm·s-1 ) and asymmetric parameter (η = 0.9) of the five-coordinate heme carbene [Fe(TTP)(CCl2 )], which is the largest among all known low spin ferrohemes, has driven investigations by means of Mössbauer effect Nuclear Resonance Vibrational Spectroscopy (NRVS). Three distinct measurements on one single crystal (two in-plane and one out-of-plane) have demonstrated comprehensive vibrational structures including stretch (429) and bending modes (472 cm-1 ) of the axial Fe-CCl2 , and revealed iron vibrational anisotropy in three orthogonal directions for the first time. Frontier orbital analysis especially comparisons with diatomic analogues (NO, CN- , CO) suggest that CCl2 , similar to NO, has led to strong but anisotropic π bonding in a ligand-based "4C"-coordinate which induced the vibrational anisotropies and very large Mössbauer parameters. This is contrasted to CN- and CO complexes which possess a porphyrin-based "4N"-coordinate electronic and vibrational structures due to inherent on-axis linear ligation.- Published
- 2018
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22. NRVS Studies of the Peroxide Shunt Intermediate in a Rieske Dioxygenase and Its Relation to the Native Fe II O 2 Reaction.
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Sutherlin KD, Rivard BS, Böttger LH, Liu LV, Rogers MS, Srnec M, Park K, Yoda Y, Kitao S, Kobayashi Y, Saito M, Seto M, Hu M, Zhao J, Lipscomb JD, and Solomon EI
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- Comamonas chemistry, Comamonas metabolism, Dioxygenases chemistry, Iron chemistry, Models, Molecular, Peroxides chemistry, Spectrum Analysis, Thermodynamics, Comamonas enzymology, Dioxygenases metabolism, Iron metabolism, Peroxides metabolism
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The Rieske dioxygenases are a major subclass of mononuclear nonheme iron enzymes that play an important role in bioremediation. Recently, a high-spin Fe
III -(hydro)peroxy intermediate (BZDOp) has been trapped in the peroxide shunt reaction of benzoate 1,2-dioxygenase. Defining the structure of this intermediate is essential to understanding the reactivity of these enzymes. Nuclear resonance vibrational spectroscopy (NRVS) is a recently developed synchrotron technique that is ideal for obtaining vibrational, and thus structural, information on Fe sites, as it gives complete information on all vibrational normal modes containing Fe displacement. In this study, we present NRVS data on BZDOp and assign its structure using these data coupled to experimentally calibrated density functional theory calculations. From this NRVS structure, we define the mechanism for the peroxide shunt reaction. The relevance of the peroxide shunt to the native FeII /O2 reaction is evaluated. For the native FeII /O2 reaction, an FeIII -superoxo intermediate is found to react directly with substrate. This process, while uphill thermodynamically, is found to be driven by the highly favorable thermodynamics of proton-coupled electron transfer with an electron provided by the Rieske [2Fe-2S] center at a later step in the reaction. These results offer important insight into the relative reactivities of FeIII -superoxo and FeIII -hydroperoxo species in nonheme Fe biochemistry.- Published
- 2018
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23. The Semireduced Mechanism for Nitric Oxide Reduction by Non-Heme Diiron Complexes: Modeling Flavodiiron Nitric Oxide Reductases.
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White CJ, Speelman AL, Kupper C, Demeshko S, Meyer F, Shanahan JP, Alp EE, Hu M, Zhao J, and Lehnert N
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- Iron Compounds metabolism, Molecular Structure, Nitric Oxide metabolism, Oxidation-Reduction, Oxidoreductases metabolism, Iron Compounds chemistry, Models, Chemical, Nitric Oxide chemistry, Oxidoreductases chemistry
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Flavodiiron nitric oxide reductases (FNORs) are a subclass of flavodiiron proteins (FDPs) capable of preferential binding and subsequent reduction of NO to N
2 O. FNORs are found in certain pathogenic bacteria, equipping them with resistance to nitrosative stress, generated as a part of the immune defense in humans, and allowing them to proliferate. Here, we report the spectroscopic characterization and detailed reactivity studies of the diiron dinitrosyl model complex [Fe2 (BPMP)(OPr)(NO)2 ](OTf)2 for the FNOR active site that is capable of reducing NO to N2 O [Zheng et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 4902-4905]. Using UV-vis spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry, and spectro-electrochemistry, we show that one reductive equivalent is in fact sufficient for the quantitative generation of N2 O, following a semireduced reaction mechanism. This reaction is very efficient and produces N2 O with a first-order rate constant k > 102 s-1 . Further isotope labeling studies confirm an intramolecular N-N coupling mechanism, consistent with the rapid time scale of the reduction and a very low barrier for N-N bond formation. Accordingly, the reaction proceeds at -80 °C, allowing for the direct observation of the mixed-valent product of the reaction. At higher temperatures, the initial reaction product is unstable and decays, ultimately generating the diferrous complex [Fe2 (BPMP)(OPr)2 ](OTf) and an unidentified ferric product. These results combined offer deep insight into the mechanism of NO reduction by the relevant model complex [Fe2 (BPMP)(OPr)(NO)2 ]2+ and provide direct evidence that the semireduced mechanism would constitute a highly efficient pathway to accomplish NO reduction to N2 O in FNORs and in synthetic catalysts.- Published
- 2018
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24. Operando Phonon Studies of the Protonation Mechanism in Highly Active Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Pentlandite Catalysts.
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Zegkinoglou I, Zendegani A, Sinev I, Kunze S, Mistry H, Jeon HS, Zhao J, Hu MY, Alp EE, Piontek S, Smialkowski M, Apfel UP, Körmann F, Neugebauer J, Hickel T, and Roldan Cuenya B
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Synthetic pentlandite (Fe
4.5 Ni4.5 S8 ) is a promising electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution, demonstrating high current densities, low overpotential, and remarkable stability in bulk form. The depletion of sulfur from the surface of this catalyst during the electrochemical reaction has been proposed to be beneficial for its catalytic performance, but the role of sulfur vacancies and the mechanism determining the reaction kinetics are still unknown. We have performed electrochemical operando studies of the vibrational dynamics of pentlandite under hydrogen evolution reaction conditions using57 Fe nuclear resonant inelastic X-ray scattering. Comparing the measured Fe partial vibrational density of states with density functional theory calculations, we have demonstrated that hydrogen atoms preferentially occupy substitutional positions replacing pre-existing sulfur vacancies. Once all vacancies are filled, the protonation proceeds interstitially, which slows down the reaction. Our results highlight the beneficial role of sulfur vacancies in the electrocatalytic performance of pentlandite and give insights into the hydrogen adsorption mechanism during the reaction.- Published
- 2017
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25. Ferric Heme-Nitrosyl Complexes: Kinetically Robust or Unstable Intermediates?
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McQuarters AB, Kampf JW, Alp EE, Hu M, Zhao J, and Lehnert N
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We have determined a convenient method for the bulk synthesis of high-purity ferric heme-nitrosyl complexes ({FeNO}
6 in the Enemark-Feltham notation); this method is based on the chemical or electrochemical oxidation of corresponding {FeNO}7 precursors. We used this method to obtain the five- and six-coordinate complexes [Fe(TPP)(NO)]+ (TPP2- = tetraphenylporphyrin dianion) and [Fe(TPP)(NO)(MI)]+ (MI = 1-methylimidazole) and demonstrate that these complexes are stable in solution in the absence of excess NO gas. This is in stark contrast to the often-cited instability of such {FeNO}6 model complexes in the literature, which is likely due to the common presence of halide impurities (although other impurities could certainly also play a role). This is avoided in our approach for the synthesis of {FeNO}6 complexes via oxidation of pure {FeNO}7 precursors. On the basis of these results, {FeNO}6 complexes in proteins do not show an increased stability toward NO loss compared to model complexes. We also prepared the halide-coordinated complexes [Fe(TPP)(NO)(X)] (X = Cl- , Br- ), which correspond to the elusive, key reactive intermediate in the so-called autoreduction reaction, which is frequently used to prepare {FeNO}7 complexes from ferric precursors. All of the complexes were characterized using X-ray crystallography, UV-vis, IR, and nuclear resonance vibrational spectroscopy (NRVS). On the basis of the vibrational data, further insight into the electronic structure of these {FeNO}6 complexes, in particular with respect to the role of the axial ligand trans to NO, is obtained.- Published
- 2017
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26. Peroxide Activation for Electrophilic Reactivity by the Binuclear Non-heme Iron Enzyme AurF.
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Park K, Li N, Kwak Y, Srnec M, Bell CB, Liu LV, Wong SD, Yoda Y, Kitao S, Seto M, Hu M, Zhao J, Krebs C, Bollinger JM Jr, and Solomon EI
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- Molecular Structure, Peroxides chemistry, Bacterial Proteins chemistry, Oxygenases chemistry, Peroxides metabolism, Quantum Theory
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Binuclear non-heme iron enzymes activate O
2 for diverse chemistries that include oxygenation of organic substrates and hydrogen atom abstraction. This process often involves the formation of peroxo-bridged biferric intermediates, only some of which can perform electrophilic reactions. To elucidate the geometric and electronic structural requirements to activate peroxo reactivity, the active peroxo intermediate in 4-aminobenzoate N-oxygenase (AurF) has been characterized spectroscopically and computationally. A magnetic circular dichroism study of reduced AurF shows that its electronic and geometric structures are poised to react rapidly with O2 . Nuclear resonance vibrational spectroscopic definition of the peroxo intermediate formed in this reaction shows that the active intermediate has a protonated peroxo bridge. Density functional theory computations on the structure established here show that the protonation activates peroxide for electrophilic/single-electron-transfer reactivity. This activation of peroxide by protonation is likely also relevant to the reactive peroxo intermediates in other binuclear non-heme iron enzymes.- Published
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27. Unusual Synthetic Pathway for an {Fe(NO)2}(9) Dinitrosyl Iron Complex (DNIC) and Insight into DNIC Electronic Structure via Nuclear Resonance Vibrational Spectroscopy.
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Speelman AL, Zhang B, Silakov A, Skodje KM, Alp EE, Zhao J, Hu MY, Kim E, Krebs C, and Lehnert N
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Dinitrosyl iron complexes (DNICs) are among the most abundant NO-derived cellular species. Monomeric DNICs can exist in the {Fe(NO)2}(9) or {Fe(NO)2}(10) oxidation state (in the Enemark-Feltham notation). However, experimental studies of analogous DNICs in both oxidation states are rare, which prevents a thorough understanding of the differences in the electronic structures of these species. Here, the {Fe(NO)2}(9) DNIC [Fe(dmp)(NO)2](OTf) (1; dmp = 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline) is synthesized from a ferrous precursor via an unusual pathway, involving disproportionation of an {FeNO}(7) complex to yield the {Fe(NO)2}(9) DNIC and a ferric species, which is subsequently reduced by NO gas to generate a ferrous complex that re-enters the reaction cycle. In contrast to most {Fe(NO)2}(9) DNICs with neutral N-donor ligands, 1 exhibits high solution stability and can be characterized structurally and spectroscopically. Reduction of 1 yields the corresponding {Fe(NO)2}(10) DNIC [Fe(dmp)(NO)2] (2). The Mössbauer isomer shift of 2 is 0.08 mm/s smaller than that of 1, which indicates that the iron center is slightly more oxidized in the reduced complex. The nuclear resonance vibrational spectra (NRVS) of 1 and 2 are distinct and provide direct experimental insight into differences in bonding in these complexes. In particular, the symmetric out-of-plane Fe-N-O bending mode is shifted to higher energy by 188 cm(-1) in 2 in comparison to 1. Using quantum chemistry centered normal coordinate analysis (QCC-NCA), this is shown to arise from an increase in Fe-NO bond order and a stiffening of the Fe(NO)2 unit upon reduction of 1 to 2. DFT calculations demonstrate that the changes in bonding arise from an iron-centered reduction which leads to a distinct increase in Fe-NO π-back-bonding in {Fe(NO)2}(10) DNICs in comparison to the corresponding {Fe(NO)2}(9) complexes, in agreement with all experimental findings. Finally, the implications of the electronic structure of DNICs for their reactivity are discussed, especially with respect to N-N bond formation in NO reductases.
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- 2016
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28. Recent advances in biosynthetic modeling of nitric oxide reductases and insights gained from nuclear resonance vibrational and other spectroscopic studies.
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Chakraborty S, Reed J, Sage JT, Branagan NC, Petrik ID, Miner KD, Hu MY, Zhao J, Alp EE, and Lu Y
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- Models, Molecular, Nitric Oxide chemistry, Nitric Oxide metabolism, Nitrous Oxide chemistry, Nitrous Oxide metabolism, Oxidoreductases metabolism, Quantum Theory, Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular, Oxidoreductases chemistry
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This Forum Article focuses on recent advances in structural and spectroscopic studies of biosynthetic models of nitric oxide reductases (NORs). NORs are complex metalloenzymes found in the denitrification pathway of Earth's nitrogen cycle where they catalyze the proton-dependent two-electron reduction of nitric oxide (NO) to nitrous oxide (N2O). While much progress has been made in biochemical and biophysical studies of native NORs and their variants, a clear mechanistic understanding of this important metalloenzyme related to its function is still elusive. We report herein UV-vis and nuclear resonance vibrational spectroscopy (NRVS) studies of mononitrosylated intermediates of the NOR reaction of a biosynthetic model. The ability to selectively substitute metals at either heme or nonheme metal sites allows the introduction of independent (57)Fe probe atoms at either site, as well as allowing the preparation of analogues of stable reaction intermediates by replacing either metal with a redox inactive metal. Together with previous structural and spectroscopic results, we summarize insights gained from studying these biosynthetic models toward understanding structural features responsible for the NOR activity and its mechanism. The outlook on NOR modeling is also discussed, with an emphasis on the design of models capable of catalytic turnovers designed based on close mimics of the secondary coordination sphere of native NORs.
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- 2015
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29. Covalent Inhibition of Ubc13 Affects Ubiquitin Signaling and Reveals Active Site Elements Important for Targeting.
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Hodge CD, Edwards RA, Markin CJ, McDonald D, Pulvino M, Huen MS, Zhao J, Spyracopoulos L, Hendzel MJ, and Glover JN
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- Amino Acid Sequence, Animals, Cell Line, Humans, Mice, Models, Molecular, Molecular Sequence Data, Mutation, NF-kappa B antagonists & inhibitors, Sequence Alignment, Signal Transduction drug effects, Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzymes chemistry, Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzymes genetics, Nitriles pharmacology, Nitrofurans pharmacology, Sulfones pharmacology, Ubiquitin metabolism, Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzymes antagonists & inhibitors, Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzymes metabolism, Ubiquitination drug effects
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Ubc13 is an E2 ubiquitin conjugating enzyme that functions in nuclear DNA damage signaling and cytoplasmic NF-κB signaling. Here, we present the structures of complexes of Ubc13 with two inhibitors, NSC697923 and BAY 11-7082, which inhibit DNA damage and NF-κB signaling in human cells. NSC697923 and BAY 11-7082 both inhibit Ubc13 by covalent adduct formation through a Michael addition at the Ubc13 active site cysteine. The resulting adducts of both compounds exploit a binding groove unique to Ubc13. We developed a Ubc13 mutant which resists NSC697923 inhibition and, using this mutant, we show that the inhibition of cellular DNA damage and NF-κB signaling by NSC697923 is largely due to specific Ubc13 inhibition. We propose that unique structural features near the Ubc13 active site could provide a basis for the rational development and design of specific Ubc13 inhibitors.
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- 2015
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30. Effects of protein structure on iron-polypeptide vibrational dynamic coupling in cytochrome c.
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Galinato MG, Bowman SE, Kleingardner JG, Martin S, Zhao J, Sturhahn W, Alp EE, Bren KL, and Lehnert N
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- Binding Sites physiology, Protein Structure, Secondary, Cytochromes c chemistry, Cytochromes c metabolism, Hemoglobins chemistry, Hemoglobins metabolism, Peptides chemistry, Peptides metabolism, Vibration
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Cytochrome c (Cyt c) has a heme covalently bound to the polypeptide via a Cys-X-X-Cys-His (CXXCH) linker that is located in the interface region for protein-protein interactions. To determine whether the polypeptide matrix influences iron vibrational dynamics, nuclear resonance vibrational spectroscopy (NRVS) measurements were performed on (57)Fe-labeled ferric Hydrogenobacter thermophilus cytochrome c-552, and variants M13V, M13V/K22M, and A7F, which have structural modifications that alter the composition or environment of the CXXCH pentapeptide loop. Simulations of the NRVS data indicate that the 150-325 cm(-1) region is dominated by NHis-Fe-SMet axial ligand and polypeptide motions, while the 325-400 cm(-1) region shows dominant contributions from ν(Fe-NPyr) (Pyr = pyrrole) and other heme-based modes. Diagnostic spectral signatures that directly relate to structural features of the heme active site are identified using a quantum chemistry-centered normal coordinate analysis (QCC-NCA). In particular, spectral features that directly correlate with CXXCH loop stiffness, the strength of the Fe-His interaction, and the degree of heme distortion are identified. Cumulative results from our investigation suggest that compared to the wild type (wt), variants M13V and M13V/K22M have a more rigid CXXCH pentapeptide segment, a stronger Fe-NHis interaction, and a more ruffled heme. Conversely, the A7F variant has a more planar heme and a weaker Fe-NHis bond. These results are correlated to the observed changes in reduction potential between wt protein and the variants studied here. Implications of these results for Cyt c biogenesis and electron transfer are also discussed.
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- 2015
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31. Comprehensive Fe-ligand vibration identification in {FeNO}6 hemes.
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Li J, Peng Q, Oliver AG, Alp EE, Hu MY, Zhao J, Sage JT, and Scheidt WR
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- Ligands, Models, Molecular, Molecular Conformation, Quantum Theory, Heme chemistry, Iron chemistry, Vibration
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Oriented single-crystal nuclear resonance vibrational spectroscopy (NRVS) has been used to obtain all iron vibrations in two {FeNO}(6) porphyrinate complexes, five-coordinate [Fe(OEP)(NO)]ClO4 and six-coordinate [Fe(OEP)(2-MeHIm)(NO)]ClO4. A new crystal structure was required for measurements of [Fe(OEP)(2-MeHIm)(NO)]ClO4, and the new structure is reported herein. Single crystals of both complexes were oriented to be either parallel or perpendicular to the porphyrin plane and/or axial imidazole ligand plane. Thus, the FeNO bending and stretching modes can now be unambiguously assigned; the pattern of shifts in frequency as a function of coordination number can also be determined. The pattern is quite distinct from those found for CO or {FeNO}(7) heme species. This is the result of unchanging Fe-N(NO) bonding interactions in the {FeNO}(6) species, in distinct contrast to the other diatomic ligand species. DFT calculations were also used to obtain detailed predictions of vibrational modes. Predictions were consistent with the intensity and character found in the experimental spectra. The NRVS data allow the assignment and observation of the challenging to obtain Fe-Im stretch in six-coordinate heme derivatives. NRVS data for this and related six-coordinate hemes with the diatomic ligands CO, NO, and O2 reveal a strong correlation between the Fe-Im stretch and Fe-N(Im) bond distance that is detailed for the first time.
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- 2014
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32. The diagnostic vibrational signature of pentacoordination in heme carbonyls.
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Linder DP, Silvernail NJ, Barabanschikov A, Zhao J, Alp EE, Sturhahn W, Sage JT, Scheidt WR, and Rodgers KR
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- Anisotropy, Carbon Monoxide chemistry, Carbonates chemistry, Crystallography, X-Ray, Ferric Compounds chemistry, Iron chemistry, Ligands, Stereoisomerism, Hemeproteins chemistry, Protein Carbonylation
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Heme-carbonyl complexes are widely exploited for the insight they provide into the structural basis of function in heme-based proteins, by revealing the nature of their bonded and nonbonded interactions with the protein. This report presents two novel results which clearly establish a FeCO vibrational signature for crystallographically verified pentacoordination. First, anisotropy in the NRVS density of states for ν(Fe-C) and δ(FeCO) in oriented single crystals of [Fe(OEP)(CO)] clearly reveals that the Fe-C stretch occurs at higher frequency than the FeCO bend and considerably higher than any previously reported heme carbonyl. Second, DFT calculations on a series of heme carbonyls reveal that the frequency crossover occurs near the weak trans O atom donor, furan. As ν(Fe-C) occurs at lower frequencies than δ(FeCO) in all heme protein carbonyls reported to date, the results reported herein suggest that they are all hexacoordinate.
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- 2014
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33. Characterization of the bridged hyponitrite complex {[Fe(OEP)](2)(μ-N(2)O(2))}: reactivity of hyponitrite complexes and biological relevance.
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Berto TC, Xu N, Lee SR, McNeil AJ, Alp EE, Zhao J, Richter-Addo GB, and Lehnert N
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- Magnetics, Models, Molecular, Nitric Oxide chemistry, Nitrous Oxide chemistry, Bridged-Ring Compounds chemistry, Coordination Complexes chemistry, Iron chemistry, Nitrites chemistry
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The detoxification of nitric oxide (NO) by bacterial NO reductase (NorBC) represents a paradigm of how NO can be detoxified anaerobically in cells. In order to elucidate the mechanism of this enzyme, model complexes provide a convenient means to assess potential reaction intermediates. In particular, there have been many proposed mechanisms that invoke the formation of a hyponitrite bridge between the heme b3 and nonheme iron (FeB) centers within the NorBC active site. However, the reactivity of bridged iron hyponitrite complexes has not been investigated much in the literature. The model complex {[Fe(OEP)]2(μ-N2O2)} offers a unique opportunity to study the electronic structure and reactivity of such a hyponitrite-bridged complex. Here we report the detailed characterization of {[Fe(OEP)]2(μ-N2O2)} using a combination of IR, nuclear resonance vibrational spectroscopy, electron paramagnetic resonance, and magnetic circular dichroism spectroscopy along with SQUID magnetometry. These results show that the ground-state electronic structure of this complex is best described as having two intermediate-spin (S = (3)/2) iron centers that are weakly antiferromagnetically coupled across the N2O2(2-) bridge. The analogous complex {[Fe(PPDME)]2(μ-N2O2)} shows overall similar properties. Finally, we report the unexpected reaction of {[Fe(OEP)]2(μ-N2O2)} in the presence and absence of 1-methylimidizole to yield [Fe(OEP)(NO)]. Density functional theory calculations are used to rationalize why {[Fe(OEP)]2(μ-N2O2)} cannot be formed directly by dimerization of [Fe(OEP)(NO)] and why only the reverse reaction is observed experimentally. These results thus provide insight into the general reactivity of hyponitrite-bridged iron complexes with general relevance for the N-N bond-forming step in NorBC.
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- 2014
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34. Anisotropic iron motion in nitrosyl iron porphyrinates: natural and synthetic hemes.
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Pavlik JW, Peng Q, Silvernail NJ, Alp EE, Hu MY, Zhao J, Sage JT, and Scheidt WR
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- Heme chemical synthesis, Models, Molecular, Oxidation-Reduction, Vibration, Heme chemistry, Iron chemistry, Metalloporphyrins chemistry, Nitrogen Oxides chemistry
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The vibrational spectra of two five-coordinate nitrosyl iron porphyrinates, [Fe(OEP)(NO)] (OEP = dianion of 2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-octaethylporphyrin) and [Fe(DPIX)(NO)] (DPIX = deuteroporphyrin IX), have been studied by oriented single-crystal nuclear resonance vibrational spectroscopy. Single crystals (both are in the triclinic crystal system) were oriented to give vibrational spectra perpendicular to the porphyrin plane. Additionally, two orthogonal in-plane measurements that were also either perpendicular or parallel to the projection of the FeNO plane onto the porphyrin plane yield the complete set of vibrations with iron motion. In addition to cleanly enabling the assignment of the FeNO bending and stretching modes, the measurements reveal that the two in-plane spectra from the parallel and perpendicular in-plane directions for both compounds have substantial differences. The assignment of these in-plane vibrations were aided by density functional theory predictions. The differences in the two in-plane directions result from the strongly bonded axial NO ligand. The direction of the in-plane iron motion is thus found to be largely parallel and perpendicular to the projection of the FeNO plane on the porphyrin plane. These axial ligand effects on the in-plane iron motion are related to the strength of the axial ligand-to-iron bond.
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- 2014
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35. Geometric and electronic structure of the Mn(IV)Fe(III) cofactor in class Ic ribonucleotide reductase: correlation to the class Ia binuclear non-heme iron enzyme.
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Kwak Y, Jiang W, Dassama LM, Park K, Bell CB 3rd, Liu LV, Wong SD, Saito M, Kobayashi Y, Kitao S, Seto M, Yoda Y, Alp EE, Zhao J, Bollinger JM Jr, Krebs C, and Solomon EI
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- Chlamydia trachomatis enzymology, Crystallography, X-Ray, Electrons, Ferric Compounds metabolism, Manganese metabolism, Models, Molecular, Molecular Structure, Quantum Theory, Ribonucleotide Reductases metabolism, Ferric Compounds chemistry, Manganese chemistry, Ribonucleotide Reductases chemistry
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The class Ic ribonucleotide reductase (RNR) from Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct) utilizes a Mn/Fe heterobinuclear cofactor, rather than the Fe/Fe cofactor found in the β (R2) subunit of the class Ia enzymes, to react with O2. This reaction produces a stable Mn(IV)Fe(III) cofactor that initiates a radical, which transfers to the adjacent α (R1) subunit and reacts with the substrate. We have studied the Mn(IV)Fe(III) cofactor using nuclear resonance vibrational spectroscopy (NRVS) and absorption (Abs)/circular dichroism (CD)/magnetic CD (MCD)/variable temperature, variable field (VTVH) MCD spectroscopies to obtain detailed insight into its geometric/electronic structure and to correlate structure with reactivity; NRVS focuses on the Fe(III), whereas MCD reflects the spin-allowed transitions mostly on the Mn(IV). We have evaluated 18 systematically varied structures. Comparison of the simulated NRVS spectra to the experimental data shows that the cofactor has one carboxylate bridge, with Mn(IV) at the site proximal to Phe127. Abs/CD/MCD/VTVH MCD data exhibit 12 transitions that are assigned as d-d and oxo and OH(-) to metal charge-transfer (CT) transitions. Assignments are based on MCD/Abs intensity ratios, transition energies, polarizations, and derivative-shaped pseudo-A term CT transitions. Correlating these results with TD-DFT calculations defines the Mn(IV)Fe(III) cofactor as having a μ-oxo, μ-hydroxo core and a terminal hydroxo ligand on the Mn(IV). From DFT calculations, the Mn(IV) at site 1 is necessary to tune the redox potential to a value similar to that of the tyrosine radical in class Ia RNR, and the OH(-) terminal ligand on this Mn(IV) provides a high proton affinity that could gate radical translocation to the α (R1) subunit.
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- 2013
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36. Probing heme vibrational anisotropy: an imidazole orientation effect?
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Peng Q, Li M, Hu C, Pavlik JW, Oliver AG, Alp EE, Hu MY, Zhao J, Sage JT, and Scheidt WR
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- Anisotropy, Iron chemistry, Vibration, Coordination Complexes chemistry, Heme chemistry, Imidazoles chemistry, Quantum Theory
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The complete iron vibrational spectrum of the five-coordinate high-spin complex [Fe(OEP)(2-MeHIm)], where OEP = octaethylporphyrinato and 2-MeHIm = 2-methylimidazole, has been obtained by oriented single-crystal nuclear resonance vibrational spectroscopy (NRVS) data. Measurements have been made in three orthogonal directions, which provides quantitative information for all iron motion. These experimental data, buttressed by density functional theory (DFT) calculations, have been used to define the effects of the axial ligand orientation. Although the axial imidazole removes the degeneracy in the in-plane vibrations, the imidazole orientation does not appear to control the direction of the in-plane iron motion. This is in contrast to the effect of the imidazolate ligand, as defined by DFT calculations, which does have substantial effects on the direction of the in-plane iron motion. The axial NO ligand has been found to have the strongest orientational effect (Angew. Chem., Int. Ed., 2010, 49, 4400). Thus the strength of the directional properties are in the order NO > imidazolate > imidazole, consistent with the varying strength of the Fe-ligand bond.
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- 2013
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37. Quantitative vibrational dynamics of the metal site in a tin porphyrin: an IR, NRVS, and DFT study.
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Leu BM, Zgierski MZ, Bischoff C, Li M, Hu MY, Zhao J, Martin SW, Alp EE, and Scheidt WR
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- Models, Molecular, Quantum Theory, Spectrophotometry, Infrared, Metalloporphyrins chemistry, Tin chemistry
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We used a newer, synchrotron-based, spectroscopic technique (nuclear resonance vibrational spectroscopy, NRVS) in combination with a more traditional one (infrared absorption, IR) to obtain a complete, quantitative picture of the metal center vibrational dynamics in a six-coordinated tin porphyrin. From the NRVS (119)Sn site-selectivity and the sensitivity of the IR signal to (112)Sn/(119)Sn isotope substitution, we identified the frequency of the antisymmetric stretching of the axial bonds (290 cm(-1)) and all the other vibrations involving Sn. Experimentally authenticated density functional theory (DFT) calculations aid the data interpretation by providing detailed normal mode descriptions for each observed vibration. These results may represent a starting point toward the characterization of the local vibrational dynamics of the metallic site in tin porphyrins and compounds with related structures. The quantitative complementariness between IR, NRVS, and DFT is emphasized.
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- 2013
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38. Electronic structure and biologically relevant reactivity of low-spin {FeNO}8 porphyrin model complexes: new insight from a bis-picket fence porphyrin.
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Goodrich LE, Roy S, Alp EE, Zhao J, Hu MY, and Lehnert N
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- Electrons, Ferrous Compounds chemical synthesis, Ferrous Compounds pharmacology, Heme chemical synthesis, Heme pharmacology, Models, Molecular, Nitric Oxide metabolism, Nitrogen Oxides chemical synthesis, Nitrogen Oxides pharmacology, Porphyrins chemical synthesis, Porphyrins pharmacology, Ferrous Compounds chemistry, Heme chemistry, Nitrogen Oxides chemistry, Porphyrins chemistry
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Because of HNO's emerging role as an important effector molecule in biology, there is great current interest in the coordination chemistry of HNO and its deprotonated form, the nitroxyl anion (NO(-)), with hemes. Here we report the preparation of four new ferrous heme-nitroxyl model complexes, {FeNO}(8) in the Enemark-Feltham notation, using three electron-poor porphyrin ligands and the bis-picket fence porphyrin H2[3,5-Me-BAFP] (3,5-Me-BAFP(2-) = 3,5-methyl-bis(aryloxy)-fence porphyrin dianion). Electrochemical reduction of [Fe(3,5-Me-BAFP)(NO)] (1-NO) induces a shift of ν(N-O) from 1684 to 1466 cm(-1), indicative of formation of [Fe(3,5-Me-BAFP)(NO)](-) (1-NO(-)), and similar results are obtained with the electron-poor hemes. These results provide the basis to analyze general trends in the properties of ferrous heme-nitroxyl complexes for the first time. In particular, we found a strong correlation between the electronic structures of analogous {FeNO}(7) and {FeNO}(8) complexes, which we analyzed using density functional theory (DFT) calculations. To further study their reactivity, we have developed a new method for the preparation of bulk material of pure heme {FeNO}(8) complexes via corresponding [Fe(porphyrin)](-) species. Reaction of [Fe(To-F2PP)(NO)](-) (To-F2PP(2-) = tetra(ortho-difluorophenyl)porphyrin dianion) prepared this way with acetic acid generates the corresponding {FeNO}(7) complex along with the release of H2. Importantly, this disproportionation can be suppressed when the bis-picket fence porphyrin complex [Fe(3,5-Me-BAFP)(NO)](-) is used, and excitingly, with this system we were able to generate the first ferrous heme-NHO model complex reported to date. The picket fence of the porphyrin renders this HNO complex very stable, with a half-life of ~5 h at room temperature in solution. Finally, with analogous {FeNO}(8) and {FeNHO}(8) complexes in hand, their biologically relevant reactivity toward NO was then explored.
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- 2013
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39. Effects of imidazole deprotonation on vibrational spectra of high-spin iron(II) porphyrinates.
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Hu C, Peng Q, Silvernail NJ, Barabanschikov A, Zhao J, Alp EE, Sturhahn W, Sage JT, and Scheidt WR
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- Models, Molecular, Molecular Conformation, Imidazoles chemistry, Iron chemistry, Metalloporphyrins chemistry, Protons, Spectrum Analysis, Vibration
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The effects of the deprotonation of coordinated imidazole on the vibrational dynamics of five-coordinate high-spin iron(II) porphyrinates have been investigated using nuclear resonance vibrational spectroscopy. Two complexes have been studied in detail with both powder and oriented single-crystal measurements. Changes in the vibrational spectra are clearly related to structural differences in the molecular structures that occur when imidazole is deprotonated. Most modes involving the simultaneous motion of iron and imidazolate are unresolved, but the one mode that is resolved is found at higher frequency in the imidazolates. These out-of-plane results are in accord with earlier resonance Raman studies of heme proteins. We also show the imidazole vs imidazolate differences in the in-plane vibrations that are not accessible to resonance Raman studies. The in-plane vibrations are at lower frequency in the imidazolate derivatives; the doming mode shifts are inconclusive. The stiffness, an experimentally determined force constant that averages the vibrational details to quantify the nearest-neighbor interactions, confirms that deprotonation inverts the relative strengths of axial and equatorial coordination.
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- 2013
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40. Nuclear resonance vibrational spectroscopy and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy of 57Fe-enriched [FeFe] hydrogenase indicate stepwise assembly of the H-cluster.
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Kuchenreuther JM, Guo Y, Wang H, Myers WK, George SJ, Boyke CA, Yoda Y, Alp EE, Zhao J, Britt RD, Swartz JR, and Cramer SP
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- Clostridium chemistry, Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy, Enzyme Activation, Hydrogenase metabolism, Iron-Sulfur Proteins metabolism, Models, Molecular, Clostridium enzymology, Hydrogenase chemistry, Iron-Sulfur Proteins chemistry
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The [FeFe] hydrogenase from Clostridium pasteurianum (CpI) harbors four Fe-S clusters that facilitate the transfer of an electron to the H-cluster, a ligand-coordinated six-iron prosthetic group that catalyzes the redox interconversion of protons and H(2). Here, we have used (57)Fe nuclear resonance vibrational spectroscopy (NRVS) to study the iron centers in CpI, and we compare our data to that for a [4Fe-4S] ferredoxin as well as a model complex resembling the [2Fe](H) catalytic domain of the H-cluster. To enrich the hydrogenase with (57)Fe nuclei, we used cell-free methods to post-translationally mature the enzyme. Specifically, inactive CpI apoprotein with (56)Fe-labeled Fe-S clusters was activated in vitro using (57)Fe-enriched maturation proteins. This approach enabled us to selectively label the [2Fe](H) subcluster with (57)Fe, which NRVS confirms by detecting (57)Fe-CO and (57)Fe-CN normal modes from the H-cluster nonprotein ligands. The NRVS and iron quantification results also suggest that the hydrogenase contains a second (57)Fe-S cluster. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy indicates that this (57)Fe-enriched metal center is not the [4Fe-4S](H) subcluster of the H-cluster. This finding demonstrates that the CpI hydrogenase retained an (56)Fe-enriched [4Fe-4S](H) cluster during in vitro maturation, providing unambiguous evidence of stepwise assembly of the H-cluster. In addition, this work represents the first NRVS characterization of [FeFe] hydrogenases.
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- 2013
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41. Vibrational probes and determinants of the S = 0 ⇌ S = 2 spin crossover in five-coordinate [Fe(TPP)(CN)]-.
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Li J, Peng Q, Barabanschikov A, Pavlik JW, Alp EE, Sturhahn W, Zhao J, Sage JT, and Scheidt WR
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- Models, Molecular, Quantum Theory, Spectrophotometry, Infrared, Spectrum Analysis, Raman, Cyanides chemistry, Ferrous Compounds chemistry, Metalloporphyrins chemistry
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The low-frequency vibrational characterization of the spin-crossover complex, five-coordinate cyano(tetraphenylporphyrinato)iron(II), [Fe(TPP)(CN)](-), is reported. Nuclear resonance vibrational spectroscopy has been used to measure all low-frequency vibrations involving iron at several temperatures; this yields vibrational spectra of both the low- (S = 0) and high-spin (S = 2) states. Multitemperature oriented single-crystal measurements facilitate assignments of the vibrational character of all modes and are consistent with the DFT-predicted spectra. The availability of the entire iron vibrational spectrum allows for the complete correlation of the modes between the two spin states. These data demonstrate that not only do the frequencies of the vibrations shift to lower values for the high-spin species as would be expected owing to the weaker bonds in the high-spin state, but also the mixing of iron modes with ligand modes changes substantially. Diagrams illustrating the changing character of the modes and their correlation are given. The reduced iron-ligand frequencies are the primary factor in the entropic stabilization of the high-spin state responsible for the spin crossover.
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- 2012
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42. Nuclear resonance vibrational spectra of five-coordinate imidazole-ligated iron(II) porphyrinates.
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Hu C, Barabanschikov A, Ellison MK, Zhao J, Alp EE, Sturhahn W, Zgierski MZ, Sage JT, and Scheidt WR
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- Powder Diffraction, Ferrous Compounds chemistry, Imidazoles chemistry, Metalloporphyrins chemistry
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Nuclear resonance vibrational spectra have been obtained for six five-coordinate imidazole-ligated iron(II) porphyrinates, [Fe(Por)(L)] (Por = tetraphenylporphyrinate, octaethylporphyrinate, tetratolylporphyrinate, or protoporphyrinate IX and L = 2-methylimidazole or 1,2-dimethylimidazole). Measurements have been made on both powder and oriented crystal samples. The spectra are dominated by strong signals around 200-300 cm(-1). Although the in-plane and out-of-plane vibrations are seriously overlapped, oriented crystal spectra allow their deconvolution. Thus, oriented crystal experimental data, along with density functional theory (DFT) calculations, enable the assignment of key vibrations in the spectra. Molecular dynamics are also discussed. The nature of the Fe-N(Im) vibrations has been elaborated further than was possible from resonance Raman studies. Our study suggests that the Fe motions are coupled with the porphyrin core and peripheral groups motions. Both peripheral groups and their conformations have significant influence on the vibrational spectra (position and shape).
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- 2012
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43. Structural and electronic characterization of non-heme Fe(II)-nitrosyls as biomimetic models of the Fe(B) center of bacterial nitric oxide reductase.
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Berto TC, Hoffman MB, Murata Y, Landenberger KB, Alp EE, Zhao J, and Lehnert N
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- Bacteria metabolism, Crystallography, X-Ray, Electrons, Ferrous Compounds chemistry, Models, Biological, Nitric Oxide chemistry, Organometallic Compounds chemistry, Oxidoreductases chemistry
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The detoxification of nitric oxide (NO) by bacterial NO reductase (NorBC) has gained much attention as this reaction provides a paradigm as to how NO can be detoxified anaerobically in cells. However, a clear mechanistic picture of how the heme/non-heme active site of NorBC activates NO is lacking, mostly as a result of insufficient knowledge about the properties of the non-heme iron(II)-NO adduct. Here we report the first biomimetic model complexes for this species that closely resemble the coordination environment found in the protein, using the ligands BMPA-Pr and TPA. The systematic investigation of these compounds allowed us to gain key insight into the electronic structure and geometric properties of high-spin non-heme iron(II)-NO adducts. In particular, we show how small changes in the ligand environment of iron could be used by NorBC to greatly modulate the properties, and hence, the reactivity of this species.
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- 2011
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44. Dynamics of the [4Fe-4S] cluster in Pyrococcus furiosus D14C ferredoxin via nuclear resonance vibrational and resonance Raman spectroscopies, force field simulations, and density functional theory calculations.
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Mitra D, Pelmenschikov V, Guo Y, Case DA, Wang H, Dong W, Tan ML, Ichiye T, Jenney FE, Adams MW, Yoda Y, Zhao J, and Cramer SP
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- Bacterial Proteins metabolism, Ferredoxins metabolism, Iron metabolism, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Models, Molecular, Oxidation-Reduction, Spectrum Analysis, Raman, Sulfur metabolism, Bacterial Proteins chemistry, Ferredoxins chemistry, Iron chemistry, Pyrococcus furiosus metabolism, Sulfur chemistry
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We have used (57)Fe nuclear resonance vibrational spectroscopy (NRVS) to study oxidized and reduced forms of the [4Fe-4S] cluster in the D14C variant ferredoxin from Pyrococcus furiosus (Pf D14C Fd). To assist the normal-mode assignments, we conducted NRVS with D14C ferredoxin samples with (36)S substituted into the [4Fe-4S] cluster bridging sulfide positions, and a model compound without ligand side chains, (Ph(4)P)(2)[Fe(4)S(4)Cl(4)]. Several distinct regions of NRVS intensity are identified, ranging from "protein" and torsional modes below 100 cm(-1), through bending and breathing modes near 150 cm(-1), to strong bands from Fe-S stretching modes between 250 and ∼400 cm(-1). The oxidized ferredoxin samples were also investigated by resonance Raman (RR) spectroscopy. We found good agreement between NRVS and RR frequencies, but because of different selection rules, the intensities vary dramatically between the two types of spectra. The (57)Fe partial vibrational densities of states for the oxidized samples were interpreted by normal-mode analysis with optimization of Urey-Bradley force fields for local models of the [4Fe-4S] clusters. Full protein model calculations were also conducted using a supplemented CHARMM force field, and these calculations revealed low-frequency modes that may be relevant to electron transfer with Pf Fd partners. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations complemented these empirical analyses, and DFT was used to estimate the reorganization energy associated with the [Fe(4)S(4)](2+/+) redox cycle. Overall, the NRVS technique demonstrates great promise for the observation and quantitative interpretation of the dynamical properties of Fe-S proteins.
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- 2011
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45. Oriented single-crystal nuclear resonance vibrational spectroscopy of [Fe(TPP)(MI)(NO)]: quantitative assessment of the trans effect of NO.
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Lehnert N, Sage JT, Silvernail N, Scheidt WR, Alp EE, Sturhahn W, and Zhao J
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- Models, Molecular, Molecular Conformation, Quantum Theory, Stereoisomerism, Iron chemistry, Nitric Oxide chemistry, Organometallic Compounds chemistry, Spectrum Analysis, Vibration
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This paper presents oriented single-crystal Nuclear Resonance Vibrational Spectroscopy (NRVS) data for the six-coordinate (6C) ferrous heme-nitrosyl model complex [(57)Fe(TPP)(MI)(NO)] (1; TPP(2-) = tetraphenylporphyrin dianion; MI = 1-methylimidazole). The availability of these data enables for the first time the detailed simulation of the complete NRVS data, including the porphyrin-based vibrations, of a 6C ferrous heme-nitrosyl, using our quantum chemistry centered normal coordinate analysis (QCC-NCA). Importantly, the Fe-NO stretch is split by interaction with a porphyrin-based vibration into two features, observed at 437 and 472 cm(-1). The 437 cm(-1) feature is strongly out-of-plane (oop) polarized and shows a (15)N(18)O isotope shift of 8 cm(-1) and is therefore assigned to nu(Fe-NO). The admixture of Fe-N-O bending character is small. Main contributions to the Fe-N-O bend are observed in the 520-580 cm(-1) region, distributed over a number of in-plane (ip) polarized porphyrin-based vibrations. The main component, assigned to delta(ip)(Fe-N-O), is identified with the feature at 563 cm(-1). The Fe-N-O bend also shows strong mixing with the Fe-NO stretching internal coordinate, as evidenced by the oop NRVS intensity in the 520-580 cm(-1) region. Very accurate normal mode descriptions of nu(Fe-NO) and delta(ip)(Fe-N-O) have been obtained in this study. These results contradict previous interpretations of the vibrational spectra of 6C ferrous heme-nitrosyls where the higher energy feature at approximately 550 cm(-1) had usually been associated with nu(Fe-NO). Furthermore, these results provide key insight into NO binding to ferrous heme active sites in globins and other heme proteins, in particular with respect to (a) the effect of hydrogen bonding to the coordinated NO and (b) changes in heme dynamics upon NO coordination. [Fe(TPP)(MI)(NO)] constitutes an excellent model system for ferrous NO adducts of myoglobin (Mb) mutants where the distal histidine (His64) has been removed. Comparison to the reported vibrational data for wild-type (wt) Mb-NO then shows that the effect of H bonding to the coordinated NO is weak and mostly leads to a polarization of the pi/pi* orbitals of bound NO. In addition, the observation that delta(ip)(Fe-N-O) does not correlate well with nu(N-O) can be traced back to the very mixed nature of this mode. The Fe-N(imidazole) stretching frequency is observed at 149 cm(-1) in [Fe(TPP)(MI)(NO)], and spectral changes upon NO binding to five-coordinate ferrous heme active sites are discussed. The obtained high-quality force constants for the Fe-NO and N-O bonds of 2.57 and 11.55 mdyn/A can further be compared to those of corresponding 5C species, which allows for a quantitative analysis of the sigma trans interaction between the proximal imidazole (His) ligand and NO. This is key for the activation of the NO sensor soluble guanylate cyclase. Finally, DFT methods are calibrated against the experimentally determined vibrational properties of the Fe-N-O subunit in 1. DFT is in fact incapable of reproducing the vibrational energies and normal mode descriptions of the Fe-N-O unit well, and thus, DFT-based predictions of changes in vibrational properties upon heme modification or other perturbations of these 6C complexes have to be treated with caution.
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- 2010
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46. Nuclear resonance vibrational spectroscopy applied to [Fe(OEP)(NO)]: the vibrational assignments of five-coordinate ferrous heme-nitrosyls and implications for electronic structure.
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Lehnert N, Galinato MG, Paulat F, Richter-Addo GB, Sturhahn W, Xu N, and Zhao J
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- Computer Simulation, Crystallography, X-Ray, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Models, Chemical, Models, Molecular, Vibration, Electrons, Heme chemistry, Iron chemistry, Metalloporphyrins chemistry, Nitrogen Oxides chemistry
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This study presents Nuclear Resonance Vibrational Spectroscopy (NRVS) data on the five-coordinate (5C) ferrous heme-nitrosyl complex [Fe(OEP)(NO)] (1, OEP(2-) = octaethylporphyrinato dianion) and the corresponding (15)N(18)O labeled complex. The obtained spectra identify two isotope sensitive features at 522 and 388 cm(-1), which shift to 508 and 381 cm(-1), respectively, upon isotope labeling. These features are assigned to the Fe-NO stretch nu(Fe-NO) and the in-plane Fe-N-O bending mode delta(ip)(Fe-N-O), the latter has been unambiguously assigned for the first time for 1. The obtained NRVS data were simulated using our quantum chemistry centered normal coordinate analysis (QCC-NCA). Since complex 1 can potentially exist in 12 different conformations involving the FeNO and peripheral ethyl orientations, extended density functional theory (DFT) calculations and QCC-NCA simulations were performed to determine how these conformations affect the NRVS properties of [Fe(OEP)NO]. These results show that the properties and force constants of the FeNO unit are hardly affected by the conformational changes involving the ethyl substituents. On the other hand, the NRVS-active porphyrin-based vibrations around 340-360, 300-320, and 250-270 cm(-1) are sensitive to the conformational changes. The spectroscopic changes observed in these regions are due to selective mechanical couplings of one component of E(u)-type (in ideal D(4h) symmetry) porphyrin-based vibrations with the in-plane Fe-N-O bending mode. This leads to the observed variations in Fe(OEP) core mode energies and NRVS intensities without affecting the properties of the FeNO unit. The QCC-NCA simulated NRVS spectra of 1 show excellent agreement with experiment, and indicate that conformer F is likely present in the samples of this complex investigated here. The observed porphyrin-based vibrations in the NRVS spectra of 1 are also assigned based on the QCC-NCA results. The obtained force constants of the Fe-NO and N-O bonds are 2.83-2.94 (based on the DFT functional applied) and about 12.15 mdyn/A, respectively. The electronic structures of 5C ferrous heme-nitrosyls in different model complexes are then analyzed, and variations in their properties based on different porphyrin substituents are explained. Finally, the shortcomings of different DFT functionals in describing the axial FeNO subunit in heme-nitrosyls are elucidated.
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- 2010
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47. Dynamics of Rhodobacter capsulatus [2FE-2S] ferredoxin VI and Aquifex aeolicus ferredoxin 5 via nuclear resonance vibrational spectroscopy (NRVS) and resonance Raman spectroscopy.
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Xiao Y, Tan ML, Ichiye T, Wang H, Guo Y, Smith MC, Meyer J, Sturhahn W, Alp EE, Zhao J, Yoda Y, and Cramer SP
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- Algorithms, Bacteria metabolism, Iron chemistry, Models, Molecular, Oxidation-Reduction, Protein Conformation, Rhodobacter capsulatus metabolism, Sulfur chemistry, Vibration, Bacterial Proteins chemistry, Ferredoxins chemistry, Spectrum Analysis methods, Spectrum Analysis, Raman methods
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We have used (57)Fe nuclear resonance vibrational spectroscopy (NRVS) to study the Fe(2)S(2)(Cys)(4) sites in oxidized and reduced [2Fe-2S] ferredoxins from Rhodobacter capsulatus (Rc FdVI) and Aquifex aeolicus (Aa Fd5). In the oxidized forms, nearly identical NRVS patterns are observed, with strong bands from Fe-S stretching modes peaking around 335 cm(-1), and additional features observed as high as the B(2u) mode at approximately 421 cm(-1). Both forms of Rc FdVI have also been investigated by resonance Raman (RR) spectroscopy. There is good correspondence between NRVS and Raman frequencies, but because of different selection rules, intensities vary dramatically between the two kinds of spectra. For example, the B(3u) mode at approximately 288 cm(-1), attributed to an asymmetric combination of the two FeS(4) breathing modes, is often the strongest resonance Raman feature. In contrast, it is nearly invisible in the NRVS, as there is almost no Fe motion in such FeS(4) breathing. NRVS and RR analysis of isotope shifts with (36)S-substituted into bridging S(2-) ions in Rc FdVI allowed quantitation of S(2-) motion in different normal modes. We observed the symmetric Fe-Fe stretching mode at approximately 190 cm(-1) in both NRVS and RR spectra. At still lower energies, the NRVS presents a complex envelope of bending, torsion, and protein modes, with a maximum at 78 cm(-1). The (57)Fe partial vibrational densities of states (PVDOS) were interpreted by normal-mode analysis with optimization of Urey-Bradley force fields. Progressively more complex D(2h) Fe(2)S(2)S'(4), C(2h) Fe(2)S(2)(SCC)(4), and C(1) Fe(2)S(2)(Cys)(4) models were optimized by comparison with the experimental spectra. After modification of the CHARMM22 all-atom force field by the addition of refined Fe-S force constants, a simulation employing the complete protein structure was used to reproduce the PVDOS, with better results in the low frequency protein mode region. This process was then repeated for analysis of data on the reduced FdVI. Finally, the degree of collectivity was used to quantitate the delocalization of the dynamic properties of the redox-active Fe site. The NRVS technique demonstrates great promise for the observation and quantitative interpretation of the dynamical properties of Fe-S proteins.
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- 2008
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48. Synchrotron-derived vibrational data confirm unprotonated oxo ligand in myoglobin compound II.
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Zeng W, Barabanschikov A, Zhang Y, Zhao J, Sturhahn W, Alp EE, and Sage JT
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- Ligands, Models, Chemical, Protons, Radiation, Temperature, Time Factors, Vibration, X-Rays, Ferric Compounds chemistry, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy methods, Myoglobin chemistry, Oxygen chemistry, Synchrotrons
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- 2008
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49. Interplay of structure and vibrational dynamics in six-coordinate heme nitrosyls.
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Silvernail NJ, Barabanschikov A, Pavlik JW, Noll BC, Zhao J, Alp EE, Sturhahn W, Sage JT, and Scheidt WR
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- Crystallography, X-Ray, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Models, Chemical, Models, Molecular, Sensitivity and Specificity, Spectrophotometry, Infrared, Thermodynamics, Vibration, Ferric Compounds chemistry, Nitroso Compounds chemistry
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- 2007
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50. How nitrogenase shakes--initial information about P-cluster and FeMo-cofactor normal modes from nuclear resonance vibrational spectroscopy (NRVS).
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Xiao Y, Fisher K, Smith MC, Newton WE, Case DA, George SJ, Wang H, Sturhahn W, Alp EE, Zhao J, Yoda Y, and Cramer SP
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- Algorithms, Ammonia chemistry, Catalysis, Iron Compounds chemistry, Models, Molecular, Nitrogen chemistry, Sulfur Compounds chemistry, Thermodynamics, Vibration, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy methods, Molybdoferredoxin chemistry, Nitrogenase chemistry
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Nitrogenase catalyzes a reaction critical for life, the reduction of N(2) to 2NH(3), yet we still know relatively little about its catalytic mechanism. We have used the synchrotron technique of (57)Fe nuclear resonance vibrational spectroscopy (NRVS) to study the dynamics of the Fe-S clusters in this enzyme. The catalytic site FeMo-cofactor exhibits a strong signal near 190 cm(-)(1), where conventional Fe-S clusters have weak NRVS. This intensity is ascribed to cluster breathing modes whose frequency is raised by an interstitial atom. A variety of Fe-S stretching modes are also observed between 250 and 400 cm(-)(1). This work is the first spectroscopic information about the vibrational modes of the intact nitrogenase FeMo-cofactor and P-cluster.
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- 2006
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