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Redox Couples of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase
Journal of the American Chemical Society (2005)
  • Andrew K Udit
  • Wendy Belliston-Bittner
  • Edith C Glazer
  • Yen Hoang Le Nguyen
  • James M Gillan
  • Michael G Hill
  • Michael A Marletta
  • David B Goodin
  • Harry B Gray
Abstract
We report direct electrochemistry of the iNOS heme domain in a DDAB film on the surface of a basal plane graphite electrode. Cyclic voltammetry reveals FeIII/II and FeII/I couples at −191 and −1049 mV (vs Ag/AgCl). Imidazole and carbon monoxide in solution shift the FeIII/II potential by +20 and +62 mV, while the addition of dioxygen results in large catalytic waves at the onset of FeIII reduction. Voltammetry at higher scan rates (with pH variations) reveals that the FeIII/II cathodic peak can be resolved into two components, which are attributable to FeIII/II couples of five- and six-coordinate hemes. Digital simulation of our experimental data implicates water dissociation from the heme as a gating mechanism for ET in iNOS.
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Publication Date
July 20, 2005
Citation Information
Andrew K Udit, Wendy Belliston-Bittner, Edith C Glazer, Yen Hoang Le Nguyen, et al.. "Redox Couples of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase" Journal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 127 Iss. 32 (2005)
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