OBSERVATIONS ON THE DIRECT ELECTROCHEMISTRY OF BOVINE COPPER-ZINC SUPEROXIDE-DISMUTASE

被引:29
作者
IYER, RN [1 ]
SCHMIDT, WE [1 ]
机构
[1] GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIV,DEPT CHEM,WASHINGTON,DC 20052
来源
BIOELECTROCHEMISTRY AND BIOENERGETICS | 1992年 / 27卷 / 03期
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D O I
10.1016/0302-4598(92)87014-L
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The cyclic voltammetric behavior of holo-superoxide dismutase (SOD) at pH 4.0 consists of an anodic peak at +0.270 V/SCE with no evidence of a cathodic feature on the forward (reduction) scan. Chronocoulometric data suggest that the reduced enzyme is strongly adsorbed in a close-packed arrangement. Background-subtracted differential pulse voltammograms yield poorly defined cathodic and anodic peaks at pH 5.0-7.0. Chemically reduced holo-SOD solutions exhibit markedly improved differential pulse voltammetric characteristics (especially the anodic), thus suggesting a conformational change occurring, possibly at the active site, consequent to electrochemical/chemical reduction that, in turn, enhances accessibility of the electrode to the active site.
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