In silico design of a mutant of cytochrome P450 containing selenocysteine |
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Authors: | Cohen Shimrit Kumar Devesh Shaik Sason |
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Institution: | Department of Organic Chemistry, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel. |
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Abstract: | A mutant of P450(cam), in which the cysteine ligand was replaced by selenocysteine, was designed theoretically using hybrid QM/MM (quantum mechanical/molecular mechanical) calculations. The calculations of the active species, Se-CpdI (selenocysteine-Compound I), of the mutant enzyme indicate that Se-Cpd I will be formed faster than the wild-type species and be consumed more slowly in C-H hydroxylation. As such, our calculations suggest that Se-Cpd I can be observed unlike the elusive species of the wild-type enzyme (Denisov, I. G.; Makris, T. M.; Sligar, S. G.; Schlichting, I. Chem. Rev. 2005, 105, 2253-2277). Spectral features of Se-Cpd I were calculated and may assist such eventual characterization. The observation of Se-Cpd I will resolve the major puzzle in the catalytic cycle of a key enzyme in nature. |
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