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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Biol Inorg Chem. 2014 Mar 11;19(0):491–504. doi: 10.1007/s00775-014-1122-9

Table 2.

Intermediates characterized in the reactions of O2 with M-HPCD enzyme-substrate complexes.a

Intermediateb Metal Oxidation State
(System Spin State)
λmax (nm)
(ε, M−1cm−1)
Proposed
Assignment
Ref
Fe-HPCAInt1 (I) hs-Fe(II) (S = 2) [Fe(II)(OOR)] [29, 36]
H200N-Fe-HPCAInt1 (G) hs-Fe(III)/radical (S = 2) 395 (3,200),
610(1,100)
[Fe(III)(SQ)(OO(H))] [33, 36]
H200N-Fe-HPCAInt2 (I) hs-Fe(II) (S = 2) [FeII(OOR)] [33, 36]
H200N-Fe-4NCInt1 (C) hs-Fe(III)/radical (S = 2) 506 (~10,000),
630 (~1,200)
[Fe(III)(4NC)(O2•−)] [33, 37]
H200N-Fe-4NCInt2 (G) hs-Fe(III)/radical (S = 2) 405 (~15,000),
675 (~1,000)
[Fe(III)(SQ)(OO(H)] [33, 37]
Y257F-Fe-HPCAInt1 (B) hs-Fe(II) (S = 2) [Fe(II)(HPCA)(O2)] [38]
Y257F-Fe-HPCAInt2 (H) hs-Fe(II) (S = 2) 425 (~10,500) [Fe(II)(Q)(OO(H))] [38]
Mn-HPCAInt1 (D or G) hs-Mn(III)/radical (S = 5/2) [Mn(III)(HPCA)(O2•−)]
or
[Mn(III)(SQ)(OO(H))]
[9]
Mn-HPCAInt2 (I) hs-Mn(II) (S = 5/2) [Mn(II)(OOR)] [9]
wt/H200N-Co-4NCInt (E) ls-Co(III) (S = 1/2) 390 (~7,000),
526 (~13,000)
[Co(III)(4NC)(O2•−)] [39]
a

Abbreviations used: HPCA, homoprotocatechuate; 4NC, 4-nitrocatechol; SQ semiquinone; Q, quinone; O2•− superoxide radical anion; hs, high-spin; ls, low-spin.

b

Labels in this column refer to structures in Scheme 3.