Chinese Journal of Magnetic Resonance ›› 2011, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (4): 490-501.

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EPR Studies on Acetyl-CoA Synthase/Carbon Monoxide Dehydrogenase

 LIU Yi, TAN Xiang-Shi*   

  1. Department of Chemistry and Institute of Biomedical Science, Fudan Univeristy, Shanghai 200433, China
  • Received:2011-09-30 Online:2011-12-05 Published:2011-12-05
  • Supported by:

    国家自然科学基金资助项目(20771029,  91013001).

Abstract:

Actyl-CoA synthase/carbon monoxide dehydogenase (ACS/CODH) from anaerobic microbes is a Ni, Fe-containing metalloenzyme, which contains up to seven metal clusters. It catalyses the reversible conversion of CO2 and CO, and utilizes CO and/or CO as carbon source and H2 as energy to synthesize actyl-CoA. Interests in these enzymes have been increased in recent years due to energy crisis and environmental issues such as greenhouse effects. As one of the most effective techniques to detect the valence state and coordination of metals, EPR has been used to study the enzyme since 1980s. In this paper, the structures of metal clusters, function and catalytic mechanism of ACS/CODH studied by EPR were summarized and reviewed.

Key words: EPR,  , actyl-CoA synthase/carbon monoxide dehydogenase, metalloenzyme, metalloprotein, enzymology

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