hydroxocobalamin and aquacobalamin

We report the first studies on the reaction between an HNO donor compound and vitamin B12 complexes. Kinetic and mechanistic studies have been carried out on the reaction between the vitamin B12 derivative aquacobalamin (H2OCbl(+)/HOCbl; pKa = 7.8) and the HNO donor Angeli's salt. Studies were carried out with aquacobalamin in excess, since nitrite also reacts with aquacobalamin to form nitrocobalamin (NO2Cbl). At pH <9.90 aquacobalamin reacts directly with the monoprotonated form of Angeli's salt, HN2O3(-), to form nitroxylcobalamin (NO(-)-Cbl(III); NOCbl) and nitrite. At pH >10.80 the reaction instead switches predominantly to a mechanism in which spontaneous decomposition of Angeli's salt to give HNO and nitrite becomes the rate-determining step, followed by the rapid reaction between aquacobalamin and HNO/NO(-) to again give NOCbl. Both reactions proceed with a 1:1 stoichiometry and formation of nitrite is confirmed using the Griess assay.

Topics: Hydroxocobalamin; Kinetics; Nitrites; Nitroso Compounds; Vitamin B 12; Vitamin B Complex

Femtosecond transient IR and visible absorption spectroscopies have been employed to investigate the excited-state photophysics of vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin, CNCbl) and the related cob(III)alamins, azidocobalamin (N3Cbl), and aquocobalamin (H2OCbl). Excitation of CNCbl, H2OCbl, or N3Cbl results in rapid formation of a short-lived excited state followed by ground-state recovery on time scales ranging from a few picoseconds to a few tens of picoseconds. The lifetime of the intermediate state is influenced by the sigma-donating ability of the axial ligand, decreasing in the order CNCbl > N3Cbl > H2OCbl, and by the polarity of the solvent, decreasing with increasing solvent polarity. The peak of the excited-state visible absorption spectrum is shifted to ca. 490 nm, and the shape of the spectrum is characteristic of weak axial ligands, similar to those observed for cob(II)alamin, base-off cobalamins, or cobinamides. Transient IR spectra of the upper CN and N3 ligands are red-shifted 20-30 cm(-1) from the ground-state frequencies, consistent with a weakened Co-upper ligand bond. These results suggest that the transient intermediate state can be attributed to a corrin ring pi to Co 3d(z2) ligand to metal charge transfer (LMCT) state. In this state bonds between the cobalt and the axial ligands are weakened and lengthened with respect to the corresponding ground states.

Topics: Hydroxocobalamin; Solvents; Spectrophotometry, Infrared; Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; Vitamin B 12

Electrochemistry and Raman spectroscopy have shown that aquocob(III)alamin (Cbl(III)) can be reduced by nitric oxide (NO) to form Cbl(II) on an electrode surface. The Cbl(II) formed in this way can bind NO to form nitrosyl-cobalamin, Cbl(II)-NO, which is reduced to form Cbl(I) at about -1.0 V vs a KCl saturated Ag/AgCl reference electrode. In addition, nitrite was found to bind both Cbl(III) and Cbl(II) and a binding constant of 3.5 x 10(2) M(-1) was measured for (NO(2)-Cbl(II))(1-). UV-vis spectrophotometry and mass spectroscopy were used to show that Cbl(I) reduces NO to form Cbl(II)-NO and N(2)O and N(2), and this reaction is involved in the cyclic voltammetry of cobalamin in the presence of excess NO where a catalytic reduction of NO occurs involving the cycling of Cbl(II)-NO/Cbl(I). This redox couple is also involved in the electrochemical catalytic reduction of nitrite. These results can be used to explain a number of physiological effects involving NO interaction in biological systems with added cobalamin or with cobalamin in the methionine synthase enzyme.

Topics: 5-Methyltetrahydrofolate-Homocysteine S-Methyltransferase; Anions; Catalysis; Electrochemistry; Enzyme Inhibitors; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; Homocysteine; Hydroxocobalamin; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; Mass Spectrometry; Methionine; Molecular Structure; Nitric Oxide; Nitrites; Oxidation-Reduction; Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; Spectrum Analysis, Raman; Vitamin B 12

Euglena aquacobalamin reductase (NADPH: EC 1.6.99.-) was purified, and its subcellular distribution was studied to elucidate the mechanism of the conversion of hydroxocobalamin to 5'-deoxyadenosylcobalamin. The enzyme was found in the mitochondria. It was purified about 150-fold over the Euglena mitochondrial extract in a yield of 38%. The purified enzyme was homogeneous in polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Spectra of the purified enzyme showed that it was a flavoprotein. The molecular weight of the enzyme was calculated to be 66,000 by Sephadex G-100 gel filtration and 65,000 by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The enzyme was specific to NADPH with an apparent Km of 43 microM and to hydroxocobalamin with an apparent Km of 55 microM. The enzyme did not require FAD or FMN as a cofactor. The optimum pH and temperature were 7.0 and 40 degrees C, respectively.

Topics: Animals; Chromatography, Gel; Cobamides; Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; Euglena gracilis; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Hydroxocobalamin; Kinetics; Molecular Weight; NADH, NADPH Oxidoreductases; NADP; Temperature; Vitamin B 12