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WOLFGANG KAIM BRIGITTE SCHWEDERSKI AXEL KLEIN SECOND EDITION BIOINORGANIC CHEMISTRY: INORGANIC ELEMENTS IN THE CHEMISTRY OF LIFE AN INTRODUCTION AND GUIDE INORGANIC CHEMISTRY A WILEY TEXTBOOK SERIES Bioinorganic Chemistry: Inorganic Elements in the Chemistry of Life Inorganic Chemistry A Wiley Series of Advanced Textbooks ISSN: 1939-5175 Editorial Board David Atwood, University of Kentucky, USA Bob Crabtree, Yale University, USA Gerd Meyer, University of Cologne, Germany Derek Woollins, University of St. Andrews, UK Previously Published Books in this Series Structural Methods in Molecular Inorganic Chemistry David W. H. Rankin, Norbert W. Mitzel & Carole A. 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No warranty may be created or extended by any promotional statements for this work. Neither the publisher nor the author shall be liable for any damages arising herefrom. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kaim, Wolfgang, 1951– [Bioanorganische Chemie. English] Bioinorganic chemistry : inorganic elements in the chemistry of life : an introduction and guide / written and translated by Wolfgang Kaim, Brigitte Schwederski, Axel Klein. – Second edition. pages cm Translation of: Bioanorganische Chemie. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-470-97524-4 (cloth) – ISBN 978-0-470-97523-7 (paper) 1. Bioinorganic chemistry. I. Schwederski, Brigitte, 1959– II. Klein, Axel, 1964– III. Title. QP531.K3513 2013 572.51–dc23 2013011894 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. HB ISBN: 9780470975244 PB ISBN: 9780470975237 Typeset in 10/12pt Times by Aptara Inc., New Delhi, India 1 2013 Contents Preface to the Second Edition ................................. xi Preface to the First Edition .................................. xiii 1 Historical Background, Current Relevance and Perspectives ............... 1 References ..................................... 6 2 Some General Principles ................................. 7 2.1 Occurrence and Availability of Inorganic Elements in Organisms ........... 7 Insertion: The Chelate Effect ............................ 14 Insertion: “Hard” and “Soft” Coordination Centers .................. 14 2.2 Biological Functions of Inorganic Elements ..................... 14 2.3 Biological Ligands for Metal Ions .......................... 16 2.3.1 Coordination by Proteins-Comments on Enzymatic Catalysis ........ 17 Insertion: The “Entatic State” in Enzymatic Catalysis ................ 20 2.3.2 Tetrapyrrole Ligands and Other Macrocycles ................ 22 Insertion: Electron Spin States in Transition Metal Ions ................ 28 2.3.3 Nucleobases, Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids (RNA, DNA) as Ligands .... 31 Insertion: Secondary Bonding ............................ 32 2.4 Relevance of Model Compounds .......................... 34 References ..................................... 34 3 Cobalamins, Including Vitamin and Coenzyme B12 ................... 37 3.1 History and Structural Characterization ....................... 37 Insertion: Bioorganometallics I ........................... 38 3.2 General Reactions of Alkylcobalamins ....................... 41 3.2.1 One-electron Reduction and Oxidation ................... 41 3.2.2 Co–C Bond Cleavage ........................... 42 Insertion: Electron Paramagnetic Resonance I .................... 43 3.3 Enzyme Functions of Cobalamins .......................... 45 3.3.1 Adenosylcobalamin (AdoCbl)-dependent Isomerases ............ 45 Insertion: Organic Redox Coenzymes ........................ 48 3.3.2 Alkylation Reactions of Methylcobalamin (MeCbl)-dependent Alkyl Transferases ................................ 51 3.4 Model Systems and the Enzymatic Activation of the Co–C Bond ........... 52 References ..................................... 53 4 Metals at the Center of Photosynthesis: Magnesium and Manganese ........... 57 4.1 Volume and Efficiency of Photosynthesis ...................... 57 4.2 Primary Processes in Photosynthesis ......................... 59 vi Contents 4.2.1 Light Absorption (Energy Acquisition) ................... 59 4.2.2 Exciton Transport (Directed Energy Transfer) ................ 59 4.2.3 Charge Separation and Electron Transport .................. 62 Insertion: Structure Determination by X-ray Diffraction ............... 65 4.3 Manganese-catalyzed Oxidation of Water to O2 ................... 67 Insertion: Spin–Spin Coupling ........................... 73 References ..................................... 74 5 The Dioxygen Molecule, O2: Uptake, Transport and Storage of an Inorganic Natural Product ..................................... 77 5.1 Molecular and Chemical Properties of Dioxygen, O2 ................. 77 5.2 Oxygen Transport and Storage through Hemoglobin and Myoglobin ........