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Published in final edited form as: Chem Rev. 2014 Mar 24;114(7):3495–3578. doi: 10.1021/cr400458x

Table 3.

Redesigned Proteins with Copper Electron Transfer Centers

protein LMCT λmax (ε/M−1 cm−1)/nm Em°/mV vs NHE bond length/Å EPR g (A/G) other notes ref
Cys112Sec-Az 677(~4000) 316 ± 2 Se–Cu(II) 2.30(2) gx = 2.047 388,389
2N(imi)–Cu(II) 1.97(2) gy = 2.109
Se–Cu(I) 2.33(2) gz = 2.234(104)
2N(imi)–Cu(I) 2.00(2)
Met121Nle-Az 630(~5000) 449 ± 3 S(cys)–Cu(II) 2.19(1) gx = 2.0402(13.4) 390,391
2N(imi)–Cu(II) 1.95(1) gy = 2.0584(19.6)
S(Cys)–Cu(I) 2.24(1) gz = 2.2680(58.8)
2N(imi)–Cu(I) 2.02(1)
Met121Leu-Az 631(~5000) 450 S(Cys)–Cu(I) 2.23(1) gx = 2.0395(13.2) 390
2N(imi)–Cu(I) 2.01(1) gy = 2.0578(19.2)
gz = 2.2706(57.0)
Met121SeM-Az 629(~5000) 348 ± 4 S(Cys)–Cu(II) 2.18(1) gx = 2.0383(13.2) 390,391
2N(imi)–Cu(II) 1.95(1) gy = 2.0565(12.1)
gz = 2.2585(60.6)
S(Cys)–Cu(I) 2.26(1)
Met121DFM-Az 628 329 ± 5 2N(imi)–Cu(I) 2.02(1) gx = 2.0274(1.9) 391
gy = 2.0583(2.0)
gz = 2.2530(56.8)
Met121TFM-Az 629 379 ± 4 gx = 2.0295(1.9) 391
gy = 2.0583(1.8)
gz = 2.2530(56.8)
Met121OxM-Az 624 222 ± 5 gx = 2.0305(0.8) 391
gy = 2.0576(2.5)
gz = 2.2629(55.7)
Met121Cys-Az 451, 627, pH 4.0; 430, 591, pH 9.0 95 ± 3, pH 7.0 S(Cys1)–Cu(II) 2.17(2) gz = 2.26(58) pH 4.0; gz = 2.25(93) pH 9.0* *major species 392
S(Cys2)–Cu(II) 2.74(2)
2N–Cu(II) 1.95(2) (pH 7.0)
Met121Hcy-Az 410, 590 113 ± 6, pH 7.0 S(Cys)–Cu(II) 2.22(2), S(Hcy)–Cu (II) 2.79(2), 2N–Cu(II) 1.97(2) gz = 2.25(193) 392
N47S/F114N/M121L-Az 630(~2080) 706 ± 3, pH 4.0; 668 ± 1, pH 6.0; 640 ± 1, pH 7.0 gx = 2.024(11) (1) EPR spectrum collected at pH 6.0; (2) kET = 78 ± 12 s−1 at 298 K 3,393
gy = 2.062(11)
gz = 2.287(44)
F114P/M121Q-Az 600(~4030) 90 ± 8, pH 7.0; −2 ± 13, pH 9.0 S(Cys)–Cu(II) 1.95 gx = 2.031(6) (1) EPR spectrum collected at pH 7.0; (2) kET = 81 ± 11 s−1 at 298 K 3,393
N(His)–Cu(II) 1.95 gy = 2.047(6)
N(Gln)–Cu(II) 2.15 gz = 2.258(46)
CuA-CyoA 765(900), 536(1600), 358(2000) 260 ± 10 gz = 2.20 394
CuA-Az 350(380), 485(155), 530(1380), 765(770) 270, pH 5.0; 239, pH 5.5 gx = 2.017(28, 15) kET = 650 ± 60 s−1, pH 5.1, rt 395398
gy = 2.021(21, 14)
gz = 2.169(63, 57)
M123Q-CuA-Az 350, 485, 530, 800 245 ± 6 gx = 2.013(17, 22) 397
gy = 2.020(21, 19)
gz = 2.170(65, 56)
M123L-CuA-Az 485, 800 255 ± 10 gx = 2.021(33, 27), 1.982(20); gy = 2.044(32, 20), 2.055(18); gz = 2.168(65, 51), 2.227(30) valence-delocalized and localized species 397
 M123D-CuA-Az 350, 485, 530, 765 234 ± 3 there are two valence-delocalized states 397
gx = 2.004(23, 19), 1.977
gy = 2.019(24, 21), 2.034
gz = 2.156(64, 57), 2.267
M123E-CuA-Az 350, 485, 530, 855 231 ± 3 gx = 1.989, 1.987; gy = 2.029, 2.038 there are two valence-delocalized states 397
gz = 2.130, 2.263
N47S-CuA-Az 483, 530, 753 307 ± 7, pH 7.0; 275 ± 14, pH 5.1 gx = 2.027(24.3) 399
gy = 2.027(14.2)
gz = 2.176(55.8)
E114P-CuA-Az 473, 535, 784 235 ± 3, pH 7.0; 214 ± 8, pH 5.1 gx = 2.017(29.5) 399
gy = 2.021(10.9)
gz = 2.169(56.6)
CuA-amicyanin (1) 360, 483, 532, 790 gx,y = 1.99–2.02 400
gz = 2.18 (32.4)
CuA-amicyanin (2) 360(1020), 485(2300), 530(2380), 780(1055) 273 ± 2 gx,y = 2.05 401
gz = 2.20(36)