The conversion ofCDP-4-keto-6-deoxy-
D-glucose toCDP-4-keto-3,6-dideoxy-
D-glucose is akey step in biosynthesis of ascarylose, the terminal dideoxyhexose ofthe
O-antigen tetrasaccharide of thelipopolysaccharide from
Yersinia pseudotuberculosis V.This transformation is catalyzed by twoenzymes:CDP-6-deoxy-
L-
threo-
D-
glycero-4-hexulose-3-dehydrase(E
1), which contains a pyridoxamineand a [2Fe-2S] center, and an NADH-dependentCDP-6-deoxy-
L-
threo-
D-
glycero-4-hexulose-3-dehydrasereductase (E
3), which contains both an FAD and a [2Fe-2S]center. E
1 reacts to form a Schiff basewithCDP-4-keto-6-deoxy-
D-glucose and catalyzes the eliminationof the hydroxyl at position 3 of the glucosemoiety, resulting in the formation of a covalently
boundCDP-6-deoxy-
3,4-glucoseen intermediate.E
3transfers electrons from NADH to E
1, which uses these toreduce the
3,4-glucoseen bond to produceCDP-4-keto-3,6-dideoxy-
D-glucose. In this work, wehave investigated the reductive half-reaction ofE
3using both single wavelength and diode array stopped flow absorbancespectroscopy. We find that NADHbinds to both oxidized (
Kd = 52.5 ± 2
M)and two-electron-reduced (
Kd = 12.1 ± 1
M) forms of E
3.Hydride transfer from NADH to the FAD moiety occurs at 107.5 ± 3s
-1 and exhibits a 10-fold deuteriumisotope effect when (4
R)-[
2H]NADH issubstituted for NADH. Following the hydride transferreaction,NAD
+ is released at 42.5 ± 1 s
-1 andelectron transfer from the reduced FAD to the [2Fe-2S]centeroccurs rapidly. The extent of the intramolecular electron transferreaction is pH-dependent with a p
Kaof7.3 ± 0.1, which may represent the ionization state of the N-1position of the FAD hydroquinone of E
3.Finally, E
3 is converted to the three-electron-reducedstate in a slow disproportionation reaction thatconsumes NADH. The [2Fe-2S] center of E
3 wasselectively disassembled by titration with mersalyl togive E
3(apoFeS). The properties of this form ofthe enzyme are compared to those of the holoenzyme.Similarities and differences of the reductive half-reactions ofE
3 and related iron-sulfur flavoenzymesare discussed.