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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-3-23
pubmed:abstractText
Enzymatic breakage of the substrate C-H bond by Methylophilus methyltrophus (sp. W3A1) methylamine dehydrogenase (MADH) has been studied by stopped-flow spectroscopy. The rate of reduction of the tryptophan tryptophylquinone (TTQ) cofactor has a large kinetic isotope effect (KIE = 16.8 +/- 0.5), and the KIE is independent of temperature. Analysis of the temperature dependence of C-H bond breakage revealed that extreme (ground state) quantum tunneling is responsible for the transfer of the hydrogen nucleus. Reaction rates are strongly dependent on temperature, indicating thermally induced, vibrational motion drives the H-transfer reaction. The data provide direct experimental evidence for enzymatic bond breakage by extreme tunneling driven by vibrational motion of the protein scaffold. The results demonstrate that classical transition state theory and its tunneling derivatives do not adequately describe this enzymatic reaction.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0006-2960
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
9
pubmed:volume
38
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3218-22
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Enzymatic H-transfer requires vibration-driven extreme tunneling.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemistry, University of Leicester, U.K.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't