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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 275, Issue 50, 39048-39054, December 15, 2000

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Concentration-dependent Effects of Anions on the Anaerobic Oxidation of Hemoglobin and Myoglobin^*

Céline H. Taboy, Kevin M. Faulkner, Daniel Kraiter, Celia Bonaventura^§, and Alvin L. Crumbliss^¶

From the  Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0346 and ^§ Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University Marine Laboratory, Beaufort, North Carolina 28516

The redox potentials of hemoglobin and myoglobin and the shapes of their anaerobic oxidation curves are sensitive indicators of globin alterations surrounding the active site. This report documents concentration-dependent effects of anions on the ease of anaerobic oxidation of representative hemoglobins and myoglobins. Hemoglobin (Hb) oxidation curves reflect the cooperative transition from the T state of deoxyHb to the more readily oxidized R-like conformation of metHb. Shifts in the oxidation curves for Hb A₀ as Cl concentrations are increased to 0.2 M at pH 7.1 indicate preferential anion binding to the T state and destabilization of the R-like state of metHb, leading to reduced cooperativity in the oxidation process. A dramatic reversal of trend occurs above 0.2 M Cl as anions bind to lower affinity sites and shift the conformational equilibrium toward the R state. This pattern has been observed for various hemoglobins with a variety of small anions. Steric rather than electronic effects are invoked to explain the fact that no comparable reversal of oxygen affinity is observed under identical conditions. Evidence is presented to show that increases in hydrophilicity in the distal heme pocket can decrease oxygen affinity via steric hindrance effects while increasing the ease of anaerobic oxidation.

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