Wilson, Daniel WN;
Thompson, Benedict C;
Collauto, Alberto;
Hooper, Reagan X;
Knapp, Caroline E;
Roessler, Maxie M;
Musgrave, Rebecca A;
(2024)
Mixed Valence {Ni²⁺Ni¹⁺} Clusters as Models of Acetyl Coenzyme ASynthase Intermediates.
Journal of the American Chemical Society
10.1021/jacs.4c06241.
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Abstract
Acetyl coenzyme A synthase (ACS) catalyzes the formation and deconstruction of the key biological metabolite, acetyl coenzyme A (acetyl-CoA). The active site of ACS features a {NiNi} cluster bridged to a [Fe4S4]n+ cubane known as the A-cluster. The mechanism by which the A-cluster functions is debated, with few model complexes able to replicate the oxidation states, coordination features, or reactivity proposed in the catalytic cycle. In this work, we isolate the first bimetallic models of two hypothesized intermediates on the paramagnetic pathway of the ACS function. The heteroligated {Ni2+Ni1+} cluster, [K(12-crown-4)2][1], effectively replicates the coordination number and oxidation state of the proposed “Ared” state of the A-cluster. Addition of carbon monoxide to [1]− allows for isolation of a dinuclear {Ni2+Ni1+(CO)} complex, [K(12-crown-2)n][2] (n = 1–2), which bears similarity to the “ANiFeC” enzyme intermediate. Structural and electronic properties of each cluster are elucidated by X-ray diffraction, nuclear magnetic resonance, cyclic voltammetry, and UV/vis and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopies, which are supplemented by density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Calculations indicate that the pseudo-T-shaped geometry of the three-coordinate nickel in [1]– is more stable than the Y-conformation by 22 kcal mol–1, and that binding of CO to Ni1+ is barrierless and exergonic by 6 kcal mol–1. UV/vis absorption spectroscopy on [2]− in conjunction with time-dependent DFT calculations indicates that the square-planar nickel site is involved in electron transfer to the CO π*-orbital. Further, we demonstrate that [2]− promotes thioester synthesis in a reaction analogous to the production of acetyl coenzyme A by ACS.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Mixed Valence {Ni²⁺Ni¹⁺} Clusters as Models of Acetyl Coenzyme ASynthase Intermediates |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1021/jacs.4c06241 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4c06241 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © The Author(s), 2024. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| Keywords: | Cluster Chemistry, Inorganic Carbon Compounds, Ligands Oxides, Peptides And Proteins |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Chemistry |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10194986 |
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