Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.117, No.40, 10017-10024, 1995
Fe and Mo EXAFS of Azotobacter-Vinelandii Nitrogenase in Partially Oxidized and Singly Reduced Forms
Fe and Mo K-edge EXAFS spectra of the nitrogenase MoFe protein in the indigo disulfonate (IDS) oxidized form and under slow turnover conditions have been recorded. The EXAFS of the one-electron reduced form E(1) was obtained as a difference spectrum between the slow turnover and resting (Eo) spectra. Average Fe-S, Fe-Fe, and Fe-Mo distances of 2.33, 2.60, and 2.66 Angstrom, respectively, along with a second Fe-Fe distance at 3.72 Angstrom were found for E(1). The IDS-oxidized MoFe protein contains partially oxidized "P-clusters". For this sample, average Fe-S, Fe-Fe, and Fe-Mo interactions at 2.31, 2.65, and 2.71 Angstrom, respectively, were found along with the long Fe-Fe interaction at 3.74 Angstrom. Combination of the current results with previous data on resting and thionin-oxidized nitrogenase shows a general trend--a significant number of the metal-metal distances tend to contract as the enzyme becomes more reduced.
Keywords:ABSORPTION FINE-STRUCTURE;IRON-MOLYBDENUM COFACTOR;KLEBSIELLA-PNEUMONIAE NITROGENASE;STEADY-STATE KINETICS;SYNTHETIC ANALOGS;ELECTRON-TRANSFER;EPR SPECTROSCOPY;ACTIVE-SITE;P-CLUSTERS;PROTEIN