The soluble cytochromes c of methanol-grown Hyphomicrobium X. Evidence against the involvement of autoreduction in electron-acceptor functioning of cytochrome cL

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Hypomicrobium X, grown on methanol with O2 or nitrate as electron acceptor, contains two major soluble cytochromes c. These were isolated in electrophoretically homogeneous form. They are related to cytochromes c already described for other methylotrophic bacteria and designated cytochromes cH and cL (properties indicated in that order) in view of the following characteristics: absorption maxima of the reduced forms (414, 520 and 551 nm and 414, 520 and 550 nm); molar absorption coefficients of the .alpha.-bands (23,700 M-1 .cntdot. cm-1 and 21,600 M-1 .cntdot. cm-1); maxima of the .alpha.-bands (no splitting) at 77 K (547.6 nm and 548.5 nm); Mr values of the native proteins (15,000 and 19,500); pI values (7.4 and 7.5, and 4.3); midpoint potentials at pH 7.0 (+292 mV and +270 mV). Both were monomers containing 1 haem c group per protein molecule, the oxidized forms binding cyanide at high pH. Autoreduction also occurred at high pH but at a rate significnatly lower than that reported for other ferricytochromes c. On the other hand, the, reverse situation applies to the reduction of ferricytochrome cL by reuced methanol dehydrogenase, the reduction occurring instantaneously at pH 7 but much more slowly at pH 9 (ferricytochrome cH was reduced at a 7-fold lower rate, but the rates at pH 7 and 9 were similar). Insignificant reduction was observed with cyclopropanol-inactivated enzyme or with enzyme in the presence of EDTA. In view of the dissimilarities, it is concluded that different mechanisms operate in the autoreduction of ferricytochrome and in its reduction by reduced methnaol dehydrogenase.

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