文摘
Considerable effort has been expended in order to understand the mechanism of manganese catalases and todevelop functional mimics for these enzymes. For many years, the most efficient reactivity mimic was [MnIVsalpn(-O)]2 [H2salpn = 1,3-bis(salicylideneiminato)propane], a compound that cycles between the MnIV2 and MnIII2oxidation levels instead of the MnII2 and MnIII2 oxidation states used by the enzyme, with kcat = 250 s-1 and kcat/KM= 1000 M-1 s-1. Recently, a truly exceptional high value of kcat was reported for the complex [Mn(bpia)(-OAc)]22+[bpia = bis(picolyl)(N-methylimidazol-2-yl)amine]. On the basis of a calculated kcat value of 1100 s-1 and an efficiencykcat/KM of 34 000 M-1 s-1, this complex has been suggested to represent a significant breakthrough in catalyticefficiencies of manganese catalase mimics. However, a plot of ri/[cat]T vs [H2O2]0, where the saturation valueapproaches 1.5 s-1, is inconsistent with the 1100 s-1 value tabulated for kcat. Similar discrepancies are observedfor two other families of manganese complexes containing either a Mn2(-OPh)22+ core and different substitutedtripodal ligands or complexes of methyl and ethyl salicylimidate, with an Mn2(-OPh)24+ core. Reevaluation of thekinetic parameters for these three systems reveals that the originally reported values were overestimated by afactor of ~1000 for both kcat and kcat/KM. We discuss the origin of the discrepancy between the previously publishedkinetic parameters and the newly derived values. Furthermore, we provide a short analysis of the existing manganesecatalase mimics in an effort to provide sound directions for future investigations in this field.