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- Title
Trace metal complexation by the triscatecholate siderophore protochelin: structure and stability.
- Authors
Harrington, James; Bargar, John; Jarzecki, Andrzej; Roberts, James; Sombers, Leslie; Duckworth, Owen
- Abstract
Although siderophores are generally viewed as biological iron uptake agents, recent evidence has shown that they may play significant roles in the biogeochemical cycling and biological uptake of other metals. One such siderophore that is produced by A. vinelandii is the triscatecholate protochelin. In this study, we probe the solution chemistry of protochelin and its complexes with environmentally relevant trace metals to better understand its effect on metal uptake and cycling. Protochelin exhibits low solubility below pH 7.5 and degrades gradually in solution. Electrochemical measurements of protochelin and metal-protochelin complexes reveal a ligand half-wave potential of 200 mV. The Fe(III)Proto complex exhibits a salicylate shift in coordination mode at circumneutral to acidic pH. Coordination of Mn(II) by protochelin above pH 8.0 promotes gradual air oxidation of the metal center to Mn(III), which accelerates at higher pH values. The Mn(III)Proto complex was found to have a stability constant of log β = 41.6. Structural parameters derived from spectroscopic measurements and quantum mechanical calculations provide insights into the stability of the Fe(III)Proto, Fe(III)HProto, and Mn(III)Proto complexes. Complexation of Co(II) by protochelin results in redox cycling of Co, accompanied by accelerated degradation of the ligand at all solution pH values. These results are discussed in terms of the role of catecholate siderophores in environmental trace metal cycling and intracellular metal release.
- Subjects
SIDEROPHORES; MICROBIAL metabolites; LIGANDS (Biochemistry); BIOCHEMISTRY; SALICYLATES
- Publication
BioMetals, 2012, Vol 25, Issue 2, p393
- ISSN
0966-0844
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10534-011-9513-7