Examining the Proton Channels in Heme -Copper Oxidases

Previous work on the mutant enzyme KI-362M indicated that a block in the K-channel would result in the blockage of the catalytic cycle between the oxidized state and the two electron reduced state. This blockage occurs because an electron cannot enter the binuclear center without a proton to maintain the charge balance. If electrons cannot enter the binuclear center then the rate of reduction of the binuclear center is impaired. The E II-101 mutant enzymes had apparent first order rate constants, for the reduction of the binuclear center, between 0.56 and 15 s-1 compared to 159 s-1 for the wild-type enzyme. The measured rates of formation of other catalytic cycle intermediates were identical to wild-type. The data support the conclusion that EII-101 is the entrance to K-channel.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Biochemistry

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Tomson, Farol Lovell

Contributors dc:contributor

• Gennis, Robert B.

• Chemistry, Biochemistry

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3044243

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/84781