TY - JOUR A1 - Xu, Xuan A1 - Wollenberger, Ursula A1 - Qian, Jing A1 - Lettau, Katrin A1 - Jung, Christiane A1 - Liu, Songqin T1 - Electrochemically driven biocatalysis of the oxygenase domain of neuronal nitric oxide synthase in indium tin oxide nanoparticles/polyvinyl alcohol nanocomposite JF - Bioelectrochemistry : an international journal devoted to electrochemical aspects of biology and biological aspects of electrochemistry ; official journal of the Bioelectrochemical Society N2 - Nitric oxide synthase (NOS) plays a critical role in a number of key physiological and pathological processes. Investigation of electron-transfer reactions in NOS would contribute to a better understanding of the nitric oxide (NO) synthesis mechanism. Herein, we describe an electrochemically driven catalytic strategy, using a nanocomposite that consisted of the oxygenase domain of neuronal NOS (D290nNOSoxy), indium tin oxide (ITO) nanopartides and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA). Fast direct electron transfer between electrodes and D290nNOSoxy was observed with the heterogeneous electron transfer rate constant (k(er)) of 154.8 +/- 0.1 s(-1) at the scan rate of 5 V s(-1). Moreover, the substrate IV-hydroxy-L-arginine (NHA) was used to prove the concept of electrochemically driven biocatalysis of D290nNOSoxy. In the presence of the oxygen cosubstrate and tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) cofactor, the addition of NHA caused the decreases of both oxidation current at + 0.1 V and reduction current at potentials ranging from -0.149 V to -0.549 V vs Ag/AgCl. Thereafter, a series of control experiments such as in the absence of BH4 or D290nNOSoxy were performed. All the results demonstrated that D290nNOSoxy biocatalysis was successfully driven by electrodes in the presence of BH4 and oxygen. This novel bioelectronic system showed potential for further investigation of NOS and biosensor applications. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. KW - Nitric oxide synthase KW - Tetrahydrobiopterin KW - N-omega-hydroxy-L-arginine KW - Indium tin oxide nanoparticles KW - Biocatalysis Y1 - 2013 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioelechem.2013.04.005 SN - 1567-5394 SN - 1521-186X VL - 94 IS - 47 SP - 7 EP - 12 PB - Elsevier CY - Lausanne ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bistolas, Nikitas A1 - Wollenberger, Ursula A1 - Jung, Christiane A1 - Scheller, Frieder W. T1 - Cytochrome P450 biosensors : a review N2 - Cytochrome P450 (CYP) is a large family of enzymes containing heme as the active site. Since their discovery and the elucidation of their structure, they have attracted the interest of scientist for many years, particularly due to their catalytic abilities. Since the late 1970s attempts have concentrated on the construction and development of electrochemical sensors. Although sensors based on mediated electron transfer have also been constructed, the direct electron transfer approach has attracted most of the interest. This has enabled the investigation of the electrochemical properties of the various isoforms of CYP. Furthermore, CYP utilized to construct biosensors for the determination of substrates important in environmental monitoring, pharmaceutical industry and clinical practice. (c) 2004 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved Y1 - 2005 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Wollenberger, Ursula A1 - Bistolas, Nikitas A1 - Jung, Christiane A1 - Shumyantseva, V. V. A1 - Ruzgas, T. A1 - Scheller, Frieder W. T1 - Elektroden-Design für elektronische Wechselwirkung mit Monooxygenasen Y1 - 2004 SN - 3-8047-2132-x ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bistolas, Nikitas A1 - Christenson, A. A1 - Ruzgas, T. A1 - Jung, Christiane A1 - Scheller, Frieder W. A1 - Wollenberger, Ursula T1 - Spectroelectrochemistry of cytochrome P450cam N2 - The spectroelectrochemistry of camphor-bound cytochrome P450cam (P450cam) using gold electrodes is described. The electrodes were modified with either 4,4'-dithiodipyridin or sodium dithionite. Electrolysis of P450cam was carried out when the enzyme was in solution, while at the same time UV visible absorption spectra were recorded. Reversible oxidation and reduction could be observed with both 4,4'-dithiodipyridin and dithionite modified electrodes. A formal potential (E-0') of -373 mV vs Ag/AgCl 1 M KCl was determined. The spectra of P450cam complexed with either carbon monoxide or metyrapone, both being inhibitors of P450 catalysis, clearly indicated that the protein retained its native state in the electrochemical cell during electrolysis. (C) 2003 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved Y1 - 2004 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Freiberg, Alexander A1 - Morona, Renato A1 - Van den Bosch, Luisa A1 - Jung, Christiane A1 - Behlke, Joachim A1 - Carlin, Nung A1 - Seckler, Robert A1 - Baxa, Ulrich T1 - The tailspike protein of Shigella phage Sf6 : a structural homolog of Salmonella phage P22 tailspike protein without sequence similarity in the beta-helix domain N2 - Bacteriophage Sf6 tailspike protein is functionally equivalent to the well characterized tailspike ofSalmonella phage P22, mediating attachment of the viral particle to host cell-surface polysaccharide. However, there is significant sequence similarity between the two 70-kDa polypeptides only in the N-terminal putative capsid-binding domains. The major, central part of P22 tailspike protein, which forms a parallel ;-helix and is responsible for saccharide binding and hydrolysis, lacks detectable sequence homology to the Sf6 protein. After recombinant expression in Escherichia coli as a soluble protein, the Sf6 protein was purified to homogeneity. As shown by circular dichroism and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, the secondary structure contents of Sf6 and P22 tailspike proteins are very similar. Both tailspikes are thermostable homotrimers and resist denaturation by SDS at room temperature. The specific endorhamnosidase activities of Sf6 tailspike protein toward fluorescence-labeled dodeca-, deca-, and octasaccharide fragments of Shigella O-antigen suggest a similar active site topology of both proteins. Upon deletion of the N-terminal putative capsid-binding domain, the protein still forms a thermostable, SDS-resistant trimer that has been crystallized. The observations strongly suggest that the tailspike of phage Sf6 is a trimeric parallel ;-helix protein with high structural similarity to its functional homolog from phage P22. 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