Issue 10, 2016

Manganese protoporphyrin IX reconstituted myoglobin capable of epoxidation of the C[double bond, length as m-dash]C bond with Oxone®

Abstract

Replacement of the native heme cofactor by manganese protoporphyrin IX (MnPPIX) to reconstitute manganese myoglobin (MnIIIMb) is an important approach to investigate the reactivity of the Mn center inside protein scaffolds. However, unlike the Mn porphyrin synthetic model compounds, MnPPIX reconstituted myoglobins (MnIIIMb) have no reactivity in the epoxidation of styrene using H2O2, which was attributed to the low reactivity of the MnIV[double bond, length as m-dash]O intermediate after homocleavage of the O–O bond in manganese peroxide. To address this issue, we herein chose Oxone® (2KHSO5·KHSO4·K2SO4), a well-known oxidant undergoing O–O bond heterocleavage. After screening 7 mutants and wild-type MnIIIMb, we found that the L29H/F43H mutant could generate a new species ([MnIV[double bond, length as m-dash]O]+˙), tentatively assigned by using UV-vis and EPR spectra, through heterocleavage of the O–O bond. Computational docking showed hydrogen bonds between three distal histidines (H64, L29H and F43H) and anions, which increase the binding affinity to persulfate. With Oxone® as the oxidant, MnIIIMb (L29H/F43H) showed the highest reactivity toward the epoxidation of styrene, different from that with the H2O2 oxidant. This work demonstrates the first example of MnPPIX reconstituted Mb which could catalyze styrene epoxidation and provides new insights to further explore the reactivity of the Mn center in protein scaffolds.

Graphical abstract: Manganese protoporphyrin IX reconstituted myoglobin capable of epoxidation of the C [[double bond, length as m-dash]] C bond with Oxone®

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Research Article
Submitted
09 5 2016
Accepted
11 8 2016
First published
12 8 2016

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2016,3, 1236-1244

Manganese protoporphyrin IX reconstituted myoglobin capable of epoxidation of the C[double bond, length as m-dash]C bond with Oxone®

Y. Cai, S. Yao, M. Hu, X. Liu and J. Zhang, Inorg. Chem. Front., 2016, 3, 1236 DOI: 10.1039/C6QI00120C

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