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| Content Provider | World Health Organization (WHO)-Global Index Medicus |
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| Author | Khadem-Maaref, Mahmoud Mehrnejad, Faramarz Phirouznia, Arash |
| Description | Country affiliation: Iran Author Affiliation: Khadem-Maaref M ( Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran.); Mehrnejad F ( Department of Life Sciences Engineering, Faculty of New Sciences & Technologies, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: Mehrnejad@ut.ac.ir.); Phirouznia A ( Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran. Electronic address: phirouznia@azaruniv.ac.ir.) |
| Abstract | Pyrazinamidase (PZase), a metalloenzyme, is responsible for acidic modification of pyrazinamide (PZA), a drug used in tuberculosis treatment. The metal coordination site of the enzyme is able to coordinate various divalent metal cofactors. Previous experimental studies have demonstrated that metal ions, such as Co , Mn , and Zn , are able to reactivate metal-depleted PZase, while others including Cu , Fe , and Mg , cannot restore activity. In this study, we investigated binding of various metal ions to the metal coordination site (MCS) of the enzyme using quantum mechanical calculations. We calculated the metal-ligand (residue) binding energy and the atomic partial charges in the presence of various ions. The results indicated that the tendency of alkaline earth metals to bind to PZase MCS is very low and not suitable for enzyme structural and catalytic function. In contrast, Co and Ni ions have very high binding affinity and are favorable to the structural and functional properties of the enzyme. Furthermore, we observed that the rate at which Ni , Co and Fe ions in PZase MCS polarize the OH bond of coordinated water molecules is much higher than the polarization rate created by other ions. This finding suggests that the coordination of Ni , Co , or Fe to PZase facilitates the deprotonation of coordinated water molecules to generate a nucleophile that catalyzes the enzymatic reaction. |
| File Format | HTM / HTML |
| ISSN | 10933263 |
| Journal | Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling |
| Volume Number | 73 |
| e-ISSN | 18734243 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Publisher Date | 2017-02-02 |
| Publisher Place | United States |
| Access Restriction | One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) |
| Subject Keyword | Discipline Molecular Biology |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design Spectroscopy Materials Chemistry Physical and Theoretical Chemistry |
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