Marianna Kańska

Isotope effects in mechanistic studies of l-tyrosine halogen derivatives hydroxylation catalyzed by tyrosinase

The kinetic (KIE) and solvent (SIE) isotope effect methods were used to investigate the mechanism of enzymatic hydroxylation of halogenated derivatives of l-tyrosine to l-DOPA catalyzed by the enzyme tyrosinase (EC 1.14.18.1). The values of deuterium KIE and SIE were obtained using the non-competitive method with spectrophotometric measurements. The Lineweaver–Burk plots were used for determination of the inhibition mode of 3′-iodo-l-tyrosine. Based upon kinetic effects values the mechanism of action of enzyme tyrosinase was proposed.

Synthesis of deuterium-labelled halogen derivatives of L-tryptophan catalysed by tryptophanase

The isotopomers of halogen derivatives of l-tryptophan (l-Trp) (4′-F-, 7′-F-, 5′-Cl- and 7′-Br-l-Trp), specifically labelled with deuterium in α-position of the side chain, were obtained by enzymatic coupling of the corresponding halogenated derivatives of indole with S-methyl-l-cysteine in 2H2O, catalysed by enzyme tryptophanase (EC 4.1.99.1). The positional deuterium enrichment of the resulting tryptophan derivatives was controlled using 1H NMR. In accordance with the mechanism of the lyase reaction, a 100% deuterium labelling was observed in the α-position; the chemical yields were between 23 and 51%. Furthermore, β-F-l-alanine, synthesized from β-F-pyruvic acid by the l-alanine dehydrogenase reaction, has been tested as a coupling agent to obtain the halogenated deuterium-labelled derivatives of l-Trp. The chemical yield (∼30%) corresponded to that as observed with S-methyl-l-cysteine but the deuterium label was only 63%, probably due to the use of a not completely deuterated incubation medium.

Isotopic effects in mechanistic studies of biotransformations of fluorine derivatives of L-alanine catalysed by L-alanine dehydrogenase

Synthesis of 3-fluoro-[2-2H]-L-alanine (3-F-[2H]-L-Ala) in reductive amination of 3-fluoropyruvic acid catalysed by L-alanine dehydrogenase (AlaDH) was described. Fluorine derivative was used to study oxidative deamination catalysed by AlaDH applied kinetic (for 3-F-L-Ala in H2O - KIEs on Vmax: 1.1; on Vmax/KM: 1.2; for 3-F-L-Ala in 2H2O - on Vmax: 1.4; on Vmax/KM: 2.1) and solvent isotope effect methods (for 3-F-L-Ala - SIEs on Vmax: 1.0; on Vmax/KM: 0.87; for 3-F-[2-2H]-L-Ala - on Vmax: 1.4; on Vmax/KM: 1.5). Studies explain some details of reaction mechanism.

Influence of acetylation on anomeric effect in methyl glycosides

abstract In the following research acetylation as an unexplored factor in the anomeric effect in carbohydrate chemistry has been examined. Crystallographic data for methyl glycosides and their acetates have been compared and discussed. Some of the methyl glycosides form hydrogen bonding with the participation of acetal oxygen atoms. This seems to have the most significant influence on the structural diagnostic parameters for anomeric effect. Abbreviations: Me-α-Glc: methyl α-D-glucopyranoside; Me-β-Glc: methyl β-D-glucopyranoside; Me-α-Gal: methyl α-D-galactopyranoside; Me-β-Gal: methyl β-D-galactopyranoside; Me-α-Man: methyl α-D-mannopyranoside; Me-β-Man: methyl β-D-mannopyranoside; Ac-Me-α-Glc: methyl 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-D-glucopyranoside; Ac-Me-β-Glc: methyl 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-β-D-glucopyranoside; Ac-Me-α-Gal: methyl 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-D-galactopyranoside; Ac-Me-β-Gal: methyl 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-β-D-galactopyranoside; Ac-Me-α-Man: methyl 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-D-mannopyranoside; Ac-Me-β-Man: methyl 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-β-D-mannopyranoside; GIPAW (Gauge Including Projector Augmented Waves) calculations: a DFT based method used for calculating nuclear magnetic resonance parameters; CP/MAS NMR: cross-polarisation (CP) magic angle spinning (MAS) NMR spectroscopy; δss: chemical shift in 13C CP/MAS NMR spectrum; δt: theoretical chemical shift: as derived from GIPAW DFT; dis: distorted multiplet in 1H NMR spectrum. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT

Isotope effects in the tyrosinase catalysed hydroxylation of l-tyrosine methyl derivatives

ABSTRACT To investigate isotope effects in the hydroxylation of [3′,5′-2H2]-α-methyl- and [3′,5′-2H2]-N-methyl-l-tyrosine, they were synthesised using acid catalysed isotope exchange at high temperature. The kinetic and solvent deuterium isotope effects on Vmax and Vmax/Km parameters of tyrosinase in its action on methylated derivatives of l-tyrosine were determined using the non-competitive spectrophotometric method. Lineweaver–Burk plots were used to consider the inhibition type of O-methyl-l-tyrosine, revealing that it is an uncompetitive inhibitor of tyrosinase.