J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 259, Issue 3, 1532-1538, 02, 1984

Reactions of 1-deaza-FAD-substituted phenol hydroxylase and melilotate hydroxylase

K Detmer, LM Schopfer and V Massey

The flavin prosthetic group (FAD) of the aromatic hydroxylases melilotate hydroxylase (EC 1.14.13.4) and phenol hydroxylase (EC 1.14.13.7) was replaced by 1-deaza-FAD (carbon substituted for nitrogen at position 1). Neither modified enzyme could hydroxylate its substrate, both catalyzed the oxidation of NAD(P)H to NAD(P)+ and H2O2. The rate of the reduction of the enzymes by NAD(P)H was increased by the binding of substrate. Both enzymes formed a detectable flavin C(4a) hydroperoxide intermediate upon reaction of the reduced enzyme- substrate complex with oxygen. Reduced 1-deaza-FAD phenol hydroxylase also showed a detectable C(4a) hydroperoxide intermediate when reacted with oxygen in the absence of substrate. The C(4a) hydroperoxide of 1- deaza-FAD phenol hydroxylase, in the absence of phenol, decayed to an intermediate which showed a perturbed oxidized enzyme spectrum, Eox. This intermediate in turn decayed to give the original oxidized enzyme. In the presence of phenol, a second oxidized species with a perturbed spectrum, intermediate X, was apparent after formation of the flavin C(4a) hydroperoxide and before Eox formation. Steady state kinetic analysis of 1-deaza-FAD phenol hydroxylase demonstrated that the Eox to Eox conversion was not in the catalytic cycle. During turnover Eox was reduced by NADPH.
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