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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 262, Issue 31, 15054-15061, Nov, 1987

The mechanisms of H2 activation and CO binding by hydrogenase I and hydrogenase II of Clostridium pasteurianum

MW Adams
Exxon Research & Engineering Company, Annandale, New Jersey 08801.

Hydrogenase I (bidirectional) and hydrogenase II (uptake) of Clostridium pasteurianum have been investigated by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy, in the presence and absence of the inhibitor, CO. These hydrogenases contain both a novel type of iron-sulfur cluster (H), which is the proposed site of H2 catalysis, and ferredoxin-type [4Fe-4S] clusters (F). The results show that the H clusters of these two hydrogenases have very different properties. The H cluster of oxidized hydrogenase II (Hox-II) exhibits three distinct EPR signals, two of which are pH-dependent. Hox-II binds CO reversibly to give a single, pH-independent species with a novel, rhombic EPR spectrum. The H cluster of reduced hydrogenase II (Hred-II) does not react with CO. In contrast, the EPR spectrum of Hox-I appears homogeneous and independent of pH. Hox-I has a much lower affinity for CO than Hox-II, and binds CO irreversibly to give an axial EPR signal. Hred-I also binds CO irreversibly. The EPR spectra of Fred-I and Fred- II show little or no change after CO treatment. Prior exposure to CO does not affect the catalytic activity of the reduced or oxidized hydrogenases when assayed in the absence of CO, but both enzymes are irreversibly inactivated if CO is present during catalysis. Mechanisms for H2 activation by hydrogenase I and hydrogenase II are proposed from the determined midpoint potentials (Em, pH 8.0) of H-I and H-II (Em approximately -400 mV, -CO; approximately -360 mV, +CO), F-I (Em = -420 mV, +/- CO), and F-II (Em = -180 mV, +/- CO). These allow one to rationalize the different modes of CO binding to the two hydrogenases and suggest why hydrogenase II preferentially catalyzes H2 oxidation. The results are discussed in light of recent spectroscopic data on the structures of the two H clusters.
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