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. 1991 May;59(5):1091–1100. doi: 10.1016/S0006-3495(91)82324-4

Effect of the synergistic anion on electron paramagnetic resonance spectra of iron-transferrin anion complexes is consistent with bidentate binding of the anion.

J Dubach 1, B J Gaffney 1, K More 1, G R Eaton 1, S S Eaton 1
PMCID: PMC1281344  PMID: 1651123

Abstract

Continuous wave (cw) X-band EPR spectra at approximately 90 K were obtained for iron-transferrin-anion complexes with 18 anions. Each anion had a carboxylate group and at least one other polar moiety. As the second polar group was varied from hydroxyl to carbonyl to amine to carboxylate, the EPR spectra changed from a dominant signal at g' approximately 4.3 with a second smaller peak at g' approximately 9 to a broad signal with intensity between g' approximately 5 and 7. Computer simulation indicated that the changes in the EPR spectra were due to changes in the zero field splitting parameter ratio, E/D, from approximately 1/3 for carbonate anion to approximately 0.04 for malonate anion. Observation of iron-13C coupling in the electron spin echo envelope modulation (ESEEM) for iron transferrin [1-13C]pyruvate indicated that the carboxylate group was bound to the iron. It is proposed that all of the anions behave as bidentate ligands, with coordination to the iron through both the carboxylate and proximal groups, and the carboxyl group serves as a bridge between the iron and a positively charged group on the protein.

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