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Fe Protein-Independent Substrate Reduction By Nitrogenase Mofe Protein Variants, Karamatullah Danyal, Andrew J. Rasmussen, Stephen M. Keable, Boyd S. Inglet, Studipta Shaw, Oleg A. Zadvornyy, Simon Duval, Dennis R. Dean, Simone Raugei, John W. Peters, Lance C. Seefeldt
Fe Protein-Independent Substrate Reduction By Nitrogenase Mofe Protein Variants, Karamatullah Danyal, Andrew J. Rasmussen, Stephen M. Keable, Boyd S. Inglet, Studipta Shaw, Oleg A. Zadvornyy, Simon Duval, Dennis R. Dean, Simone Raugei, John W. Peters, Lance C. Seefeldt
Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty Publications
The reduction of substrates catalyzed by nitrogenase normally requires nucleotide-dependent Fe protein delivery of electrons to the MoFe protein, which contains the active site FeMo cofactor. Here, it is reported that independent substitution of three amino acids (β- 98Tyr→His, α-64Tyr→His, and β-99Phe→His) located between the P cluster and FeMo cofactor within the MoFe protein endows it with the ability to reduce protons to H2, azide to ammonia, and hydrazine to ammonia without the need for Fe protein or ATP. Instead, electrons can be provided by the low-potential reductant polyaminocarboxylate-ligated Eu(II) (Em values of −1.1 to −0.84 V vs the normal …