Multifrequency pulsed EPR studies of biologically relevant manganese(II) complexes

Abstract

Electron paramagnetic resonance studies at multiple frequencies (MF EPR) can provide detailed electronic structure descriptions of unpaired electrons in organic radicals, inorganic complexes, and metalloenzymes. Analysis of these properties aids in the assignment of the chemical environment surrounding the paramagnet and provides mechanistic insight into the chemical reactions in which these systems take part. Herein, we present results from pulsed EPR studies performed at three different frequencies (9, 31, and 130 GHz) on [Mn(II)(H 2 O) 6 ] 2+ , Mn(II) adducts with the nucleotides ATP and GMP, and the Mn(II)-bound form of the hammerhead ribozyme (MnHH). Through line shape analysis and interpretation of the zero-field splitting values derived from successful simulations of the corresponding continuous-wave and field-swept echodetected spectra, these data are used to exemplify the ability of the MF EPR approach in distinguishing the nature of the first ligand sphere. A survey of recent results from pulsed EPR, as well as pulsed electron-nuclear double resonance and electron spin echo envelope modulation spectroscopic studies applied to Mn(II)-dependent systems, is also presented. Mn-Containing Biological SystemsManganese operates as a cofactor in numerous proteins, serving both catalytic and structural roles [1][2][3][4]. Many Mn-dependent enzymes take advantage o f the rich redox chemistry available to the metal, accessing the +2, +3, +4, and perhaps even the +5 oxidation states during their turnover. For example, Mn-superoxide dismutase (MnSOD), which detoxifies the cell of the superoxide radical , cycles between the Mn(II) and Mn(III) oxidation states via the ping-pong type mechanism shown below [5][6][7][8][9].(1a) (1b) Other examples of such mononuclear redox-active enzymes include the manganese peroxidase responsible for lignin degradation by white-rot fungus [10][11][12]; a unique Mndependent form of lipoxygenase [13][14][15][16]; oxalate decarboxylase [17,18]; as well as an extradiol catechol dioxygenase [19][20][21]. NIH-PA Author ManuscriptNIH-PA Author Manuscript NIH-PA Author ManuscriptIn order to help minimize kinetic and thermodynamic penalties associated with electron transfer events and the execution of chemical reactions, two or more metal centers can be coupled together to provide active sites capable of conducting multiple electrons while still operating within a physiologically accessible range of reduction potentials [22]. Only three such examples of redox-active polynuclear Mn enzymes are known: Mn-catalase that disproportionates hydrogen peroxide [23][24][25][26]; a Mn form of ribonucleotide reductase (Mn-RNR) [27,28]; and, arguably the most recognized Mn-dependent enzyme, the photosynthetic core of green plants, algae, and certain cyanobacteria termed photosystem II (PSII) [29,30]. Through a series of photoinitiated electron transfer events, oxidizing equivalents are stored on the tetranuclear Mn core of PSII -the oxygen-evolving complex (OEC) -which then extracts four electr...

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