J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 266, Issue 30, 20045-20055, 10, 1991

Electron spin resonance investigation of tyrosyl radicals of prostaglandin H synthase. Relation to enzyme catalysis [published erratum appears in J Biol Chem 1992 Mar 25;267(9):6449]

G Lassmann, R Odenwaller, JF Curtis, JA DeGray, RP Mason, LJ Marnett and TE Eling
Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709.

We have examined, by low temperature ESR, the protein-derived radicals formed by reaction of purified ram seminal vesicle prostaglandin H synthase (PHS). Upon addition of arachidonic acid or 5-phenyl-4- pentenyl-1-hydroperoxide (PPHP) to PHS reconstituted with Fe(III)- protoporphyrin IX (Fe-PHS) at -12 degrees C, an ESR spectrum was observed at -196 degrees C containing a doublet that rapidly converted into a singlet. These protein-derived radicals were identified as tyrosyl radicals. The addition of a peroxidase substrate, phenol, completely abolished the appearance of the doublet and suppressed the formation of the singlet but did not inhibit eicosanoid formation. Incubation of arachidonic acid with PHS reconstituted with Mn(III)- protoporphyrin IX (Mn-PHS) produced only a broad singlet that exhibited different power saturation behavior than the tyrosyl radicals and decayed more rapidly. This broad singlet does not appear to be a tyrosyl radical. No ESR signals were observed on incubation of PPHP with Mn-PHS, which has cyclooxygenase but not peroxidase activity. Eicosanoid synthesis occurred very rapidly after addition of arachidonic acid and was complete within 1 min. In contrast, the protein-derived radicals appeared at a slower rate and after the addition of the substrate reached maximal levels between 1 and 2 min for Fe-PHS and 4-6 min for Mn-PHS. These results suggest that the observed protein-derived radicals are not catalytically competent intermediates in cyclooxygenase catalysis by either Fe-PHS or Mn-PHS. The peroxidase activity appears to play a major role in the formation of the tyrosyl radicals with Fe-PHS.
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