Reduction of laccase type 1 copper by 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine and other catechol derivatives |
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Authors: | M Wynn G Stevens D B Knaff R A Holwerda |
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Institution: | Department of Chemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409 USA |
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Abstract: | 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) is not a preferred substrate of Rhus vernicifera laccase, as rate constants for the anaerobic reduction of the type 1 cupric atom by L-DOPA (6.3 X 10(1) M-1 s-1), D-DOPA (2.6 X 10(1) M-1 s-1), and L-DOPA methyl ester (2.6 X 10(1) M-1 s-1) are considerably smaller than k1 (catechol) (7 X 10(2) M-1 s-1) and rate constants characteristic of numerous other nonphysiological organic substrates (25 degrees C, pH 7.0, I = 0.5 M). The reactions of DOPA derivatives with laccase are unique, however, in that a two-term rate law pertains: kobsd = k0 + k1phenol]; k0(L-DOPA) = 7 X 10(-2) s-1. The reactivities of other catechol derivatives (pyrogallol, gallic acid, and methyl gallate) with laccase type 1 copper were also examined. |
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