Abstract
A second ferredoxin protein was isolated from the thermophilic anaerobic bacterium Clostridium thermoaceticum and termed ferredoxin II. This ferredoxin was found to contain 7.9 +/- 0.3 iron atoms and 7.4 +/- 0.4 acid-labile sulfur atoms per mol of protein. Extrusion studies of the iron-sulfur centers showed the presence of two [Fe4-S4] centers per mol of protein and accounted for all of the iron present. The absorption spectrum was characterized by maxima at 390 nm (epsilon 390 = 30,400 M-1cm-1) and 280 nm (epsilon 280 = 41.400 M-1 cm-1) and by a shoulder at 300 nm. The ration of the absorbance of the pure protein at 390 nm to the absorbance at 280 nm was 0.74. Electron paramagnetic resonance data showed a weak signal in the oxidized state, and the reduced ferredoxin exhibited a spectrum typical of [Fe4-S4] clusters. Double integration of the reduced spectra showed that two electrons were necessary for the complete reduction of ferredoxin II. Amino histidine, and 1 arginine, and a molecular weight of 6,748 for the native protein. The ferredoxin is stable under anaerobic conditions for 60 min at 70 degrees C. The average oxidation-reduction potential for the two [Fe4-S4] centers was measured as -365 mV.
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