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Anaerobic chlorophyll isocyclic ring formation in Rhodobacter capsulatus requires a cobalamin cofactor.


ABSTRACT: The isocyclic ring of bacteriochlorophyll (BChl) is formed by the conversion of Mg-protoporphyrin monomethyl ester (MPE) to protochlorophyllide (PChlide). Similarities revealed by blast searches with the putative anaerobic MPE-cyclase BchE suggested to us that this protein also uses a cobalamin cofactor. We found that vitamin B(12) (B(12))-requiring mutants of the bluE and bluB genes of Rhodobacter capsulatus, grown without B(12), accumulated Mg-porphyrins. Laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (LDI-TOF) MS and NMR spectroscopy identified them as MPE and its 3-vinyl-8-ethyl (mvMPE) derivative. An in vivo assay was devised for the cyclase converting MPE to PChlide. Cyclase activity in the B(12)-dependent mutants required B(12) but not protein synthesis. The following reaction mechanism is proposed for this MPE-cyclase reaction. Adenosylcobalamin forms the adenosyl radical, which leads to withdrawal of a hydrogen atom and formation of the benzylic-type 13(1)-radical of MPE. Withdrawal of an electron gives the 13(1)-cation of MPE. Hydroxyl ion attack on the cation gives 13(1)-hydroxy-MPE. Withdrawal of three hydrogen atoms leads successively to 13(1)-keto-MPE, its 13(2)-radical, and cyclization to PChlide.

SUBMITTER: Gough SP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC18774 | biostudies-literature | 2000 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Anaerobic chlorophyll isocyclic ring formation in Rhodobacter capsulatus requires a cobalamin cofactor.

Gough S P SP   Petersen B O BO   Duus J O JO  

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20000601 12


The isocyclic ring of bacteriochlorophyll (BChl) is formed by the conversion of Mg-protoporphyrin monomethyl ester (MPE) to protochlorophyllide (PChlide). Similarities revealed by blast searches with the putative anaerobic MPE-cyclase BchE suggested to us that this protein also uses a cobalamin cofactor. We found that vitamin B(12) (B(12))-requiring mutants of the bluE and bluB genes of Rhodobacter capsulatus, grown without B(12), accumulated Mg-porphyrins. Laser desorption/ionization time-of-fl  ...[more]

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