HNO trapping and assisted decomposition of nitroxyl donors by ferric hemes

The role of nitric oxide (NO) as a signalling molecule in biological systems has been thoroughly studied in the last decades. More recently, there has been an increasing interest in the one-electron reduction product of NO, namely nitroxyl (HNO/NO⁻). Some studies suggest that nitroxyl can be produced by nitric oxide synthases under certain conditions, and that distinct pharmacological effects are observed for NO and nitroxyl donors. HNO is capable of react with heme proteins, thiols, molecular oxygen, NO and HNO itself. However, only recently the different reactivity patterns are being thoroughly understood. Heme model compounds offer the opportunity to study the reaction kinetics without the complexity arising from ligand interactions with the protein matrix. In this study we analyzed the reaction between the commonly used nitroxyl donors sodium trioxodinitrate and toluene sulfohydroxamic acid, with the ferric model compounds microperoxidase-11 (MP11) and the cationic metalloporphyrin [Fe^IIITEPyP]⁵⁺ (Tetrakis N-ethylpyridinium-2yl porphyne). Our results show that there are two alternative modes of reactivity for nitroxyl donors towards heme in aqueous solutions. The first one comprises the heme assisted decomposition of the donor, enhancing its decomposition rate more than 100-fold. In the second, the donor produces HNO which subsequently reacts with the porphyrin. The observed rate constants (of about 10⁵ M⁻¹ s⁻¹) are consistent with the estimated data for the HNO reaction with heme proteins, and may be controlled by the leaving water ligand. This rate constant probably represents an upper limit for the bimolecular rate constant of HNO towards these proteins.     

Photoreduction Behaviors of Micropcroxidase-11 Adsorbed on the Roughened Silver Electrodes

MP-ifisanundecapeptideobtainedfrompepsindigestionofcytochromeC.Itisconsideredamodelforc-typecytochromes.MP-lIretainsaminoacidresidues11-21ofcytochromeC.Amongtheresidues,Cys-14andCys-17arebondedtothehemeCvinylgroupsandHis-18servesasaproximalfifthligandtotheFeatom.ItisconsideredaperoxidasebecauseitSactivityissimilartothatofperoxidasesinseveralways.ItwasreportedthatMP-ifcanundergothequasi-reversibleelectrochemicalreactionatmetalelectrodes.Inthispaper,electrochemicalreactionsandphotoreductio…     

Direct Electrochemistry and Bioelectrocatalysis of Microperoxidase‐11 Immobilized on Chitosan‐Graphene Nanocomposite

A bioelectrochemical platform has been constructed for the direct electron transfer and biosensing purposes of microperoxidase‐11 (MP‐11) immobilized on the chitosan dispersed multilayer graphene nanocomposite. The immobilized MP‐11 at the modified gold electrode displays a well‐defined and quasireversible redox peaks, with a formal potential of ?0.38 V/SCE in a buffer solution (pH 7.0). MP‐11 absorbed on the electrode surface exhibits high electrocatalytic activity toward the reduction of both oxygen and hydrogen peroxide and also shows good analytical performance for the amperometric detection of H₂O₂ with a linear range from 2.5 to 135 μM. These results indicate the graphene modified electrode might be used as a third generation biosensor for H₂O₂ detection.     

微过氧化酶-11在聚赖氨酸修饰银电极上的电化学及电催化

发现利用吸附在粗糙Ag电极上的聚赖氨酸(Ply),以静电作用方式固定微过氧化酶 11（MP 11）来制备MP 11/Ply/Ag修饰电极,不但方法简单,而且制得的修饰电极对O2 的还原有高的电催化活性和好的稳定性.另外还发现MP 11分子中血红素的第六配体被配位能力较强的配体,如咪唑取代时,其本身的氧化还原电位负移,对O2还原的电催化活性降低.     

Logic Gates Based on Magnetic Nanoparticles Functionalized with a Bioelectrocatalytic System

Magneto‐controlled OR, AND and INHIB logic gates were designed using cobalt ferrite magnetic nanoparticles (CoFe₂O₄, saturated magnetization ca. 70 emu g^?1, 17±2 nm diameter) functionalized with microperoxidase‐11. Tunable magnetic field generated by three external permanent magnets (NdFeB) upon moving them below the electrochemical cell resulted in translocation of the biofunctionalized magnetic nanoparticles between conductive and nonconductive domains of a solid plate. This resulted in electrochemically readable output signals with the Boolean logic controlled by the magnetic input signals. The current corresponding to the reversible redox process of the heme measured at ?0.4 V (vs. SCE) was considered as “1” output signal, while a small background current obtained from the conducting interface in the absence of the magnetic nanoparticles was considered as “0” output signal. Addition of H₂O₂ to the solution resulted in the generation of a cathodic catalytic current when the microperoxidase‐11‐functionalized magnetic nanoparticles are associated with the conductive domain of the support. This resulted in the amplification of “1” output signal and the increased difference between “1” and “0” signals generated by the cell, thus reducing the possibility of errors in the Boolean logic operations.     

Bioelectrocatalysis by Microperoxidase‐11 in a Multilayer Architecture of Chitosan Embedded Gold Nanoparticles

We report on the redox behaviour of the microperoxidase‐11 (MP‐11) which has been electrostatically immobilized in a matrix of chitosan‐embedded gold nanoparticles on the surface of a glassy carbon electrode. MP‐11 contains a covalently bound heme c as the redox active group that exchanges electrons with the electrode via the gold nanoparticles. Electroactive surface concentration of MP‐11 at high scan rate is between 350±50 pmol cm^?2, which reflects a multilayer process. The formal potential (E°′) of MP‐11 in the gold nanoparticles‐chitosan film was estimated to be ?(267.7±2.9) mV at pH 7.0. The heterogeneous electron transfer rate constant (k_s) starts at 1.21 s^?1 and levels off at 6.45 s^?1 in the scan rate range from 0.1 to 2.0 V s^?1. Oxidation and reduction of MP‐11 by hydrogen peroxide and superoxide, respectively have been coupled to the direct electron transfer of MP‐11.     

微过氧化物酶-11修饰电极对O2和H2O2的电催化还原

运用电化学循环伏安法和旋转圆盘电极技术研究了Ｏ２和Ｈ２Ｏ２在Ｎａｆｉｏｎ膜固定的微过氧化物酶－１１修饰的玻磷（ＭＰ－１１＋Ｍａｆｉｏｎ／Ｇｃ）电极上的电化学还原,结果表明,饰电极 对Ｏ２和Ｈ２Ｏ２的还原均具电催化作用。测定和比较了Ｏ２和Ｈ２Ｏ２在ＭＰ－１１＋Ｎａｆｉｏｎ／ＧＣ的电极上电催化还原反应的一些动力学参数。发现Ｏ２在修饰电极上经历了四电子还原,且还原过程与溶液的ＰＨ值有关。     

微过氧化物酶水溶液的ABEEM/MM动力学模拟

应用原子-键电负性均衡浮动电荷分子力场(ABEEM/MM), 对微过氧化物酶水溶液进行了分子动力学模拟. 研究了水溶液对微过氧化物酶的结构, 血红素的皱裂构象以及轴配体咪唑基的取向的影响. 结果表明, 在水溶液中微过氧化物酶的骨架氨基酸是稳定的, 而血红素的皱裂构象在水分子的作用下趋于平面. 与血红素轴配体咪唑基键连的组氨酸决定着咪唑基的空间取向, 而咪唑基与血红素侧链的丙酸基的静电作用对其取向仅起次要作用.     

Direct Electrochemistry of Cholesterol Oxidase Immobilized on a Conducting Polymer: Application for a Cholesterol Biosensor

Direct electrochemistry of cholesterol oxidase (ChOx) immobilized on the conductive poly‐3′,4′‐diamine‐2,2′,5′,2″‐terthiophene (PDATT) was achieved and used to create a cholesterol biosensor. A well‐defined redox peak was observed, corresponding to the direct electron transfer of the FAD/FADH₂ of ChOx, and the rate constant (k_s) was determined to be 0.75 s^?1. Glutathione (GSH) covalently bonded with PDATT was used as a matrix for conjugating AuNPs, ChOx, and MP, simultaneously. MP co‐immobilized with ChOx on the AuNPs‐GSH/PDATT exhibited an excellent amperometric response to cholesterol. The dynamic range was from 10 to 130 μM with a detection limit of 0.3±0.04 μM.     

Microperoxidase-11 Modified Electrode and Its Electrocatalytic Activity on the Reduction of O2 and H2O2

Microperoxidase-11(MP-11) was immobilized on the surface of a silanized glass carbon electrode by means of the covalent bond with glutaraldehyde.The measurements of cyclic voltammetry demonstrated that the formal redox potential of immobilized MP-11 was -170mV.which is significantly more positive than that of MP-11 in a solution or immobilized on the surface of electrodes prepared with other methods.This MP-11 modified electrode showed a good electrocatalytic activity and stability for the reduction of oxygen and hydrogen peroxide.