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INFORMATION to USERS the Most Advanced Technology Has Been INFORMATION TO USERS The most advanced technology has been used to photo­ graph and reproduce this manuscript from the microfilm master. UMI films the original text directly from the copy submitted. Thus, some dissertation copies are in typewriter face, while others may be from a computer printer. In the unlikely event that the author did not send UMI a complete manuscript and there are missing pages, these will be noted. Also, if unauthorized copyrighted material had to be removed, a note will indicate the deletion. Oversize materials (e.g., maps, drawings, charts) are re­ produced by sectioning the original, beginning at the upper left-hand comer and continuing from left to right in equal sections with small overlaps. Each oversize page is available as one exposure on a standard 35 mm slide or as a 17" x 23" black and white photographic print for an additional charge. 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Mayer Adviser Ming-Daw Tsai Department of Chemistry To Tom, Who is both my husband and best friend ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to express my sincere appreciation to my research adviser, Dr. Heinz G. Floss, for his support and guidance during my stay in his research group. He gave me the opportunity to join his group even though he knew that my chemical backgound and research skills needed substantial development. I will always be greatly indebted to him for taking this chance with me. I would like thank Dr. John N Reeve for opening his laboratory to me and providing research assistance along the way. I would also like to thank my dissertation committee members; Dr. Michael H. Klapper, Dr. Robert M. Mayer, and Dr. Ming-Daw Tsai for their patience during the final stages of my graduate career. I am indebted to my coworkers in the Floss group. They offered me the scientific assistance and friendship which made my stay at The Ohio State University a rewarding and enjoyable experience. A special thanks goes to Jim Brown and Elizabeth Haas. They offered me not only their sceintific knowledge, but also their home and their hearts at a time when I needed both. Dr. Leroy Salerni, my friend and former professor from Butler University, did not let me settle for second best. He started my graduate career in the right direction by suggesting that I go to Purdue University and work for Dr. Heinz G. Floss. I will always be thankful for his advice and confidence in me. To Tom Zydowsky, my husband and best friend, I owe a very special thanks. His selfless and loving support, both scientific and personal, was invaluable to me. He offered suggestions and comments which helped me scientifically, and gave me the support and encouragement to continue in pursuit of my career. For this I will always love him. iv VITA May 22,1958 ............................................................ Born - Olney, Illinois May, 1 9 8 1................................................................. B.S., Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana August, 1981 - December, 1982 ...................... Graduate Student PurdueUniversity, West Lafayette, Indiana January, 1983 - January 1987 Graduate Research November 1987 - present Associate in the Department of Chemistry, The Ohio State University Feburary 1987 - November 1987 ....................... Proctor and Gamble Predoctoral Fellowship PUBLICATIONS 1. L.D. Zydowsky, T.M. Zydowsky, E.S. Haas, J.W. Brown, J.N. Reeve and H.G. Floss. "Stereochemical Course of Methyl Transfer from Methanol to Methyl Coenzyme M in Cell-Free Extracts of Methanosarcina barkeri." J. Am. Chem. Soc,. 1987. 109. 7922. 2. S. Raybuck, N.R. Bastian, L.D. Zydowsky, K.Kobayashi, H.G. Floss, W.H. Orme-Johnson and C.T. Walsh. "Nickel-Containing CO Dehydrogenase Catalyses Reversible Decarbonylation of Acetyl CoA with Retention of Stereochemistry at the Methyl Group." J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1987. 109. 3171. v 3. H. Lebertz, H. Simon, L.F. Courtney, S.J. Benkovic, L.D. Zydowsky, K. Lee and H.G. Floss. "Stereochemistry of Acetic Acid Formation from 5-Methyl Tetrahydrofolate by Clostridium thermoaceticum." J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1987. 109. 3173. FIELDS OF STUDY Bioorganic Chemistry and Mechanistic Enzymology. TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE DEDICATION i i ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.......................................................................................... i i i VITA............................................................................................................................. v LIST OF FIGURES.................................................................................................... x i LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS................................................................................... x iv PART I INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................1 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION............................................................................... 10 Preparation of (R)- and (S)-[ 2H i, 3H]Acetyl Coenzyme A ............................................................................................. 1 0 The Carbonylation Reaction with Purified Carbon Monoxide Dehydrogenase (CODH) from Clostridium thermoaceticum ......................................................................................... 11 Stereochemical Analysis of Acetic Acid Formation from (Methyl-R)- and (Methyl-S)-[ 2 H i, 3 H]methyltetra- hydrofolate by a Cell-Free Extract of Clostridium thermoaceticum. 1 3 CONCLUSION........................................................................................................ 16 EXPERIMENTAL..................................................................................................... 20 Materials and Methods ............................................................................ 2 0 Synthesis of (R)- and (S)-[ 2H-| 3H]Acetyl Coenzyme A 21 Carbonylation Exchange with Purified CO Dehydro­ genase (CODH) from Clostridium thermoaceticum with (R)- and (S)-[ 2H-| 3H]Acetyl Coenzyme A ................................ 22 Conversion of (Methyl-R)- and (Methyl-S)- [2H i ,3 H]methyltetrahydrofolate with the Cell-Free Extract From Clostridium thermoaceticum ...................................... 23 PART II INTRODUCTION...................................................................................... 24 Methanogenesis from CO 2 and H 2.................................................... 27 Methanogenesis from Methanol, Methylamine and Acetate ....................................................................................................... 31 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION................................................................................ 3 6 Cultivation of Methanosarcina barkeri on Methanol Methylamine, and Acetate ....................................................................... 3 6 Preparation of an Active Cell-Free Extract from Methanosarcina barkeri ............................................................................ 3 9 Conversion of CD 3OH to CD3H with the Cell-Free Extract of Methanosarcina barkeri ........................................................ 39 Synthesis of (R)- and (SJ-pH-j , 3H]Methanol ..................................... 40 Conversion of (R)- and (S)-[ 2H-| ,3H]Methanol (lk) and (la) to Acetate for Configurational Analysis ........................ 52 Conversion of 14C-Methanol into Methyl Coenzyme M using the Cell-Free Extract of Methanosarcina barkeri and Isolation of Methyl Coenzyme M .................................................... 5 9 Conversion of (R)- and (S)-[ 2H i, 3 H]Methanol into (R)- and (S)-[2H i, 3H]Methyl Coenzyme M with the Cell-Free Extract of Methanosarcina barkeri ....................................................... 60 Degradation of [ 2H-|,3H]Methyl
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