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To establish and mathematically model the thermodynamic linkage connecting substrate binding, heme iron spin-state transitions, and redox potential in cytochrome P450 enzymes.

November 1, 1976Biochemistry

Coupling of spin, substrate, and redox equilibriums in cytochrome P450

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SSStephen G. SligarMarquette University

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Biophysical analysis demonstrates thermodynamic coupling between spin state, substrate binding, and redox potential in cytochrome P450, revealing a key regulatory mechanism for electron transfer.

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To establish and mathematically model the thermodynamic linkage connecting substrate binding, heme iron spin-state transitions, and redox potential in cytochrome P450 enzymes.
Evaluated the thermodynamic relationships between camphor substrate binding, iron spin-state equilibrium, and oxidation-reduction midpoint potentials in purified cytochrome P450.
Formulated a thermodynamic linkage model to quantify how changes in one equilibrium modulate the free energy of the coupled biochemical states.
Substrate association shifts the ferric heme iron equilibrium toward the high-spin state, directly stabilizing the enzyme's reduced form.
The spin-state transition shifts the redox potential to a more positive value, thermodynamically promoting the first electron transfer required for monooxygenation catalysis.

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Stephen G. Sligar (1976) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7a92bb14b028facf0e6f8b https://doi.org/10.1021/bi00669a029

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Biophysical analysis demonstrates thermodynamic coupling between spin state, substrate binding, and redox potential in cytochrome P450, revealing a key regulatory mechanism for electron transfer.

Coupling of spin, substrate, and redox equilibriums in cytochrome P450

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Coupling of spin, substrate, and redox equilibriums in cytochrome P450

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