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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 276, Issue 17, 13791-13796, April 27, 2001

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Roles of Water in Heme Peroxidase and Catalase Mechanisms^*

Peter Jones

From the Department of Chemistry, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, United Kingdom

A water molecule is coproduced with the Compound I intermediate in the reactions of native heme peroxidases and catalases with hydrogen peroxide. As a result of water release/rebinding from/to the coproduct formation site the Compound I intermediate may exist in two forms: a "wet" form, Compound I(H₂O), in which a water molecule is present at or near the site of coproduct water formation, and Compound I, in which the coproduct water formation site is "dry." It is postulated that the absence or presence of a water molecule at this site provides the structural basis for a redox pathway switching mechanism, such that the transition states for 2-electron equivalent reduction of Compound I intermediates are accessible in the dry form, but that in the wet form only 1-electron equivalent processes are possible, unless release of water can be stimulated. This concept provides the basis of a general mechanism in which the classical functional distinction between catalases and peroxidases, as well as the more complex behavior observed in halide oxidation and halogenation reactions, appear as particular cases in which variations in the degree of retention of water at the coproduct formation site influence Compound I reactivity.

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