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ANHYDRASE:
WhyZinc?
By:AmirSafi
WhatReactionis
Catalyzed?
H2O+CO2
+
H
+HCO3
CarbonicAnhydrase CatalyzestheReactionofwater+carbondioxidetoformbicarbonate.
Rate of Catalysis
CO2 + H2O = HCO3- + H+
-11
-1
10 s
kuncat =
4
-1
kcat = 10 s
Zinc Fingers
Hydrolytic reactions
Hydrolytic reactions
BackgroundonCarbonic
Anhydrase
CarbonicAnhydrase isanenzymethatis
locatedinredbloodcells.
Itcontainsabout.31to.34%zinc.
Thisisimportantbecauseitsthefirstknown
directphysiologicalfunctionofzinc.
http://www.pdb.org/pdb/static.do?p=education_discussion/molecule_of_the_month/pdb49_1.
html
CarbonAnhydrase Mechanism
Step1:deprotonation
1.Berg,JeremyM.(2007).Biochemistry,6thEd.
Step2:Carboxylation
Theanionicoxygenthen
performsanucleophilic
attackonthecarbon.
Step3:FormationofRingStructure
AnionicoxygenformsabondwithZn2+tomakearinglike
resonance.
Step4:FormationofBicarbonate
Additionofwater
displacesthe
bicarbonateion.
CarbonicAnhydrase Mechanism
BIGQUESTION:
WHYDOESCARBONANHYDRASEUSE
ZINC?
HistoryofZinc
Zinccompoundshavebeenusedforatleast
2,500years
Zincderiveditsname,supposedly,fromthe
Germanword Zinke,whichmeans'toothlike'
or'pointed'.
MetalliczincwasfirstproducedinIndia
sometimeinthe1400sbyheatingthemineral
calamine(ZnCO3)withwool.
ZincwasrediscoveredbyAndreasSigismund
Marggraf in1746byheatingcalaminewith
charcoal.
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/historyofzinc.html
Fe,Zn,Cu:themostcommon
transitionmetalionsinbiology
ELEMENT
Sea Water(M)x10^8
Human Body(M)x10^
8
Fe
.0052
2230
Zn
1720
Cu
1650
PropertiesofZinc
2+istheonlyaccessibleoxidationstate(d10)
Bindsbothhardandsoftdonors
Tetrahedralgeometrypreferred
56CNareaccessible
GoodLewisacidbecausehighcharge/radius
ratio
10
Zincisd
ZincIonis
colorless
NotRedox Active
Hard/SoftAcidBaseTheory
GoodLewis
acidbecause
high
charge/radius
ratio
Borderline
Metals:
Fe2+,Ni2+,Zn2+,Co2+,Cu2+
Ligands:
SR,his,X,RCO2
ZincGeometryanddorbitalSplitting
diagrams.
RECAP
WhyZinc:
1. 2+istheonlyaccessibleoxidationstate(d10)
Nocomplicationsfromredox activity.
2.Bindsbothhardandsoftdonors
3.Tetrahedralgeometrypreferred/56CNare
accessible
MedicalApplication:
TreatGlaucoma
Carbonicanhydrase
inhibitorsareapplicable
duringemergencies
becausetheyareableto
rapidlyreducethe
pressurethathasbuiltup
insidetheeyeby40%to
60%.Thelessfluidthatis
allowedtobuildupyields
lesspressurebehindthe
eye.
http://www.pdb.org/pdb/static.do?p=education_discussion/molecule_of_the_month/pdb49_2.
html
Acetazolamide
Diuretic:Diureticsaredrugsthatincreasetherateofurineflow.
SoldasthedrugDiamox
http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/content/115/3/251.abstract
CarbonicAnhydrase Inhibition
BadNewsorGoodNews
Glaucoma:
Themechanismofactionto
lowerpressureisnot
known.Therouteof
administrationcanbeoral,
intravenous,topical,or
inhaledbysmoking,andit
dictatesmanyofthe
behavioralandphysiologic
consequences.Ofthese
routes,smokinghasthe
morerapidonsetof
psychoactiveandother
pharmacologiceffect
IsZincBoring?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99wPiMbk0o