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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
14
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-8-26
pubmed:abstractText
The final step of ethylene biosynthesis in plants is catalyzed by the enzyme 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) oxidase (ACCO). In addition to ACC, Fe(II), O2, CO2, and ascorbate are required for in vitro enzyme activity. Direct evidence for the role of the Fe(II) center in the recombinant avocado ACCO has now been obtained through formation of enzyme.(substrate or cofactor).NO complexes. These NO adducts convert the normally EPR-silent ACCO complexes into EPR-active species with structural properties similar to those of the corresponding O2 complexes. It is shown here that the ternary Fe(II)ACCO.ACC.NO complex is readily formed, but no Fe(II)ACCO.ascorbate.NO complex could be observed, suggesting that ascorbate and NO are mutually exclusive in the active site. The binding modes of ACC and the structural analog alanine specifically labeled with 15N or 17O were examined by using Q-band electron nuclear double resonance (ENDOR). The data indicate that these molecules bind directly to the iron through both the alpha-amino and alpha-carboxylate groups. These observations are inconsistent with the currently favored mechanism for ACCO, in which it is proposed that both ascorbate and O2 bind to the iron as a step in O2 activation. We propose a different mechanism in which the iron serves instead to simultaneously bind ACC and O2, thereby fixing their relative orientations and promoting electron transfer between them to initiate catalysis.
pubmed:grant
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0027-8424
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
6
pubmed:volume
96
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
7905-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-9-10
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Role of the nonheme Fe(II) center in the biosynthesis of the plant hormone ethylene.
pubmed:affiliation
Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics and Center for Metals in Biocatalysis, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.