Detection of an Fe2+−Protoporphyrin-IX Intermediate during Aspirin-Treated Prostaglandin H2 Synthase II Catalysis of Arachidonic Acid to 15-HETE,
- 1 June 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Biochemistry
- Vol. 36 (24) , 7527-7534
- https://doi.org/10.1021/bi962750k
Abstract
Spectral intermediates associated with the dioxygenase and peroxidase activities of prostaglandin H2 (PGH2) synthase I and II were monitored by stopped-flow spectrometry. During reactions of PGH2 synthase I with arachidonic acid (AA) and ethyl hydrogen peroxide (EtOOH), compound I (Fe5+; formally (protoporphyrin-IX)·+Fe4+O) and compound II (Fe4+; formally (protoporphyrin-IX)Fe4+O) were detected. These intermediates were observed sooner with EtOOH (within 50 ms) than with AA (within 200 ms). Compound I and compound II were found to be kinetically competent with respect to AA-dependent O2 uptake. These findings are consistent with a mechanism in which peroxidative cleavage precedes AA dioxygenation. During reactions with PGH2 synthase II with AA, compound I and compound II were again observed within 200 ms and were kinetically competent to participate in dioxygenation. However, during reactions of PGH2 synthase II with EtOOH, compound I and compound II were detected much later (after 10 s). These findings would be inconsistent with a mechanism in which peroxidative cleavage precedes AA dioxygenation. When aspirin-treated PGH2 synthase II was reacted with EtOOH, a normal peroxidase cycle occurred with compound I and compound II formation occurring over 10 s. However, when aspirin-treated PGH2 synthase II was reacted with AA, a unique spectral intermediate with λmax at 446 nm was detected within 3 ms and was strikingly similar to ferrous (Fe2+) protoporphyrin-IX. Aspirin-treated PGH2 synthase II was found to produce 15-HETE, and the appearance of the Fe2+ intermediate (within 3 ms) indicated that it was kinetically competent to participate in the 15-dioxygenation event. The detection of this Fe2+ intermediate and the slow formation of compound I and compound II observed with EtOOH in PGH2 synthase II suggest that peroxidative cleavage is not the initiating event in dioxygenation. Instead, it is proposed that the reduction of Fe3+ in heme to Fe2+ oxidizes a peroxide to yield an initiating peroxy radical. Since it is unlikely that 11- and 15-dioxygenation occurs via different mechanisms, our findings question mechanisms of catalysis in both PGH2 synthases.Keywords
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