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. 1979 Jan 1;177(1):289–302. doi: 10.1042/bj1770289

Properties of cupric ions in benzylamine oxidase from pig plasma as studied by magnetic-resonance and kinetic methods.

R Barker, N Boden, G Cayley, S C Charlton, R Henson, M C Holmes, I D Kelly, P F Knowles
PMCID: PMC1186368  PMID: 218560

Abstract

Benzylamine oxidase from pig plasma has been studied by a variety of chemical and physical techniques. 1. Analytical ultracentrifugation, gel electrophoresis and isoelectric-focusing studies suggest that the enzyme is composed of two subunits with closely similar primary structures. 2. E.s.r. and n.m.r. measurements show that the enzyme contains two well-separated (greater than 0.6 nm) Cu2+ ions at chemically distinct sites. Each Cu2+ ion is coordinated by two water molecules, one 'axial' and the other 'equatorial'. Both water molecules undergo fast exchange (10(5)--10(8) s-1) with solvent and are deprotonated in the pH range 8--9, but only the equatorial water molecule is displaced by the inhibitors N3- and CN-. 3. Kinetic and e.s.r. measurements show that azide and cyanide compete against O2 binding and also make the two Cu2+ sites identical. It is concluded that Cu2+ must participate in the re-oxidation of reduced enzyme by molecular O2.

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