The thermodynamics of the electron transfer (ET) process for beef heart and yeast cytochromes c and the Lys72Ala/Lys73Ala/Lys79Ala mutant of the latter species subjected to progressive urea-induced unfolding was determined electrochemically. The results indicate the presence of at least three protein forms which were assigned to a low-temperature and a high-temperature His-Met intermediate species and a bis-histidinate form (although the presence of a His-Lys form cannot be excluded). The much lower E°’ value of the bis-histidinate conformer as compared to His-Met ligated species is largely determined by the enthalpic contribution induced by axial ligand substitution. The biphasic E°’ vs. T profile for the His-Met species is due to a difference in reduction entropy between the conformers at low and high temperatures. Enthalpy-entropy compensation phenomena for the reduction reaction at varying urea concentration for all the forms of the investigated cytochromes c were addressed and discussed
Redox Thermodynamics of cytochrome c subjected to urea induced unfolding / Monari, Stefano; Ranieri, Antonio; DI ROCCO, Giulia; G., van der Zwan; S., Peressini; C., Tavagnacco; D., Millo; Borsari, Marco. - In: JOURNAL OF APPLIED ELECTROCHEMISTRY. - ISSN 0021-891X. - STAMPA. - 39(2009), pp. 2181-2190.
Data di pubblicazione: | 2009 |
Titolo: | Redox Thermodynamics of cytochrome c subjected to urea induced unfolding |
Autore/i: | Monari, Stefano; Ranieri, Antonio; DI ROCCO, Giulia; G., van der Zwan; S., Peressini; C., Tavagnacco; D., Millo; Borsari, Marco |
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Volume: | 39 |
Pagina iniziale: | 2181 |
Pagina finale: | 2190 |
Codice identificativo ISI: | WOS:000270669100016 |
Codice identificativo Scopus: | 2-s2.0-70349866401 |
Citazione: | Redox Thermodynamics of cytochrome c subjected to urea induced unfolding / Monari, Stefano; Ranieri, Antonio; DI ROCCO, Giulia; G., van der Zwan; S., Peressini; C., Tavagnacco; D., Millo; Borsari, Marco. - In: JOURNAL OF APPLIED ELECTROCHEMISTRY. - ISSN 0021-891X. - STAMPA. - 39(2009), pp. 2181-2190. |
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