Formaldehyde鈥擜 Rapid and Reversible Inhibitor of Hydrogen Production by [FeFe]-Hydrogenases

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• 作者：Annemarie F. Wait ; Caterina Brandmayr ; Sven T. Stripp ; Christine Cavazza ; Juan C. Fontecilla-Camps ; Thomas Happe ; Fraser A. Armstrong
• 刊名：Journal of the American Chemical Society
• 出版年：2011
• 出版时间：February 9, 2011
• 年：2011
• 卷：133
• 期：5
• 页码：1282-1285
• 全文大小：764K
• 年卷期：v.133,no.5(February 9, 2011)
• ISSN：1520-5126

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Dihydrogen (H₂) production by [FeFe]-hydrogenases is strongly inhibited by formaldehyde (methanal) in a reaction that is rapid, reversible, and specific to this type of hydrogenase. This discovery, using three [FeFe]-hydrogenases that are homologous about the active site but otherwise structurally distinct, was made by protein film electrochemistry, which measures the activity (as electrical current) of enzymes immobilized on an electrode; importantly, the inhibitor can be removed after addition. Formaldehyde causes rapid loss of proton reduction activity which is restored when the solution is exchanged. Inhibition is confirmed by conventional solution assays. The effect depends strongly on the direction of catalysis: inhibition of H₂ oxidation is much weaker than for H₂ production, and formaldehyde also protects against CO and O₂ inactivation. By contrast, inhibition of [NiFe]-hydrogenases is weak. The results strongly suggest that formaldehyde binds at, or close to, the active site of [FeFe]-hydrogenases at a site unique to this class of enzyme鈥攈ighly conserved lysine and cysteine residues, the bridgehead atom of the dithiolate ligand, or the reduced Fe_d that is the focal center of catalysis.