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CARBONIC

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

Role of Zn(II) in Proteins

1. Catalytic: involved directly in catalytic steps


(e.g., CA)

2. Structural: required for the stability of a protein structure, or


arrangement of an active site
(e.g., CuZnSOD)

3. Regulatory: Zn-free enzyme has activity, addition of Zn2+


enhance or inhibit activity
(e.g., zinc finger family of proteins)

Zinc Fingers

Cys2His2 zinc fingers are found in 2% of all human genes


Jamieson, Andrew C.; Miller, Jeffrey C.; Pabo, Carl O. Nature Rev. Drug Discovery (2003), 2, 361-368.

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

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