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SUBMITTER: Jastrzebski R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4497327 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jastrzebski Robin R Quesne Matthew G MG Weckhuysen Bert M BM de Visser Sam P SP Bruijnincx Pieter C A PC
Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) 20141016 48
Catechol intradiol dioxygenation is a unique reaction catalyzed by iron-dependent enzymes and non-heme iron(III) complexes. The mechanism by which these systems activate dioxygen in this important metabolic process remains controversial. Using a combination of kinetic measurements and computational modelling of multiple iron(III) catecholato complexes, we have elucidated the catechol cleavage mechanism and show that oxygen binds the iron center by partial dissociation of the substrate from the i ...[more]