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McBride RA, Barnard DT, Jacoby-Morris K, Harun-Or-Rashid M, Stanley RJ. Reduced Flavin in Aqueous Solution Is Nonfluorescent. Biochemistry 2023; 62:759-769. [PMID: 36689576 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.2c00538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
Abstract
Flavins are blue-light-absorbing chromophores with rich redox activity. Biologically, the most important are riboflavin (vitamin B2), flavin mononucleotide, and flavin adenine dinucleotide, the latter two of which are catalytic cofactors in enzymes. Flavins pivot between oxidized, one electron-, and two electron-reduced forms in different protonation states, depending on enzymatic requirements. Some flavoenzymes use light as a reagent for chemical bond formation, photoinduced electron transfer, or conformational changes required for light-sensitive signaling. Therefore, the photochemistry and photophysics of flavins have received wide attention. Fluorescence from oxidized flavin is often used to detect and track changes in flavin oxidation states. However, there have been conflicting reports over the past 45 years as to whether reduced flavin in solution has detectable fluorescence. Here, using single photon counting emission spectroscopy with rigorous sample preparation, we show definitively that reduced flavins are essentially nonfluorescent, having a quantum yield more than three orders of magnitude lower than oxidized flavin. This result will force a re-evaluation of experiments and models that assumed otherwise.
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- Rylee A McBride
- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, 1901 N. 13th St., 250B Beury Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania19122, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, 1901 N. 13th St., 250B Beury Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania19122, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, 1901 N. 13th St., 250B Beury Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania19122, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, 1901 N. 13th St., 250B Beury Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania19122, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, 1901 N. 13th St., 250B Beury Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania19122, United States
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Unusual reactivity of a flavin in a bifurcating electron-transferring flavoprotein leads to flavin modification and a charge-transfer complex. J Biol Chem 2022; 298:102606. [PMID: 36257407 PMCID: PMC9713284 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2022] [Revised: 10/08/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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From the outset, canonical electron transferring flavoproteins (ETFs) earned a reputation for containing modified flavin. We now show that modification occurs in the recently recognized bifurcating (Bf) ETFs as well. In Bf ETFs, the 'electron transfer' (ET) flavin mediates single electron transfer via a stable anionic semiquinone state, akin to the FAD of canonical ETFs, whereas a second flavin mediates bifurcation (the Bf FAD). We demonstrate that the ET FAD undergoes transformation to two different modified flavins by a sequence of protein-catalyzed reactions that occurs specifically in the ET site, when the enzyme is maintained at pH 9 in an amine-based buffer. Our optical and mass spectrometric characterizations identify 8-formyl flavin early in the process and 8-amino flavins (8AFs) at later times. The latter have not previously been documented in an ETF to our knowledge. Mass spectrometry of flavin products formed in Tris or bis-tris-aminopropane solutions demonstrates that the source of the amine adduct is the buffer. Stepwise reduction of the 8AF demonstrates that it can explain a charge transfer band observed near 726 nm in Bf ETF, as a complex involving the hydroquinone state of the 8AF in the ET site with the oxidized state of unmodified flavin in the Bf site. This supports the possibility that Bf ETF can populate a conformation enabling direct electron transfer between its two flavins, as has been proposed for cofactors brought together in complexes between ETF and its partner proteins.
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Kar RK, Chasen S, Mroginski MA, Miller AF. Tuning the Quantum Chemical Properties of Flavins via Modification at C8. J Phys Chem B 2021; 125:12654-12669. [PMID: 34784473 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c07306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Flavins are central to countless enzymes but display different reactivities depending on their environments. This is understood to reflect modulation of the flavin electronic structure. To understand changes in orbital natures, energies, and correlation over the ring system, we begin by comparing seven flavin variants differing at C8, exploiting their different electronic spectra to validate quantum chemical calculations. Ground state calculations replicate a Hammett trend and reveal the significance of the flavin π-system. Comparison of higher-level theories establishes CC2 and ACD(2) as methods of choice for characterization of electronic transitions. Charge transfer character and electron correlation prove responsive to the identity of the substituent at C8. Indeed, bond length alternation analysis demonstrates extensive conjugation and delocalization from the C8 position throughout the ring system. Moreover, we succeed in replicating a particularly challenging UV/Vis spectrum by implementing hybrid QM/MM in explicit solvents. Our calculations reveal that the presence of nonbonding lone pairs correlates with the change in the UV/Vis spectrum observed when the 8-methyl is replaced by NH2, OH, or SH. Thus, our computations offer routes to understanding the spectra of flavins with different modifications. This is a first step toward understanding how the same is accomplished by different binding environments.
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- Rajiv K Kar
- Faculty II-Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Technische Universität Berlin, Sekr. PC 14, Strasse des 17. Juni 135, D-10623 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506, United States
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- Faculty II-Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Technische Universität Berlin, Sekr. PC 14, Strasse des 17. Juni 135, D-10623 Berlin, Germany
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- Faculty II-Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Technische Universität Berlin, Sekr. PC 14, Strasse des 17. Juni 135, D-10623 Berlin, Germany.,Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506, United States
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Meteleshko YI, Nemukhin AV, Khrenova MG. Novel flavin-based fluorescent proteins with red-shifted emission bands: a computational study. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2018; 18:177-189. [PMID: 30403258 DOI: 10.1039/c8pp00361k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The iLOV protein is a promising member of the class of flavin mononucleotide (FMN) based fluorescent proteins (FbFPs). It is becoming a popular tool for bioanalytical applications and bioimaging as a competitor of the well-known green fluorescent protein and its analogues. The main limitation of FbFPs is that all the members have close values of their absorption and emission band maxima. Therefore the upcoming challenge is to introduce novel variants of FbFPs to extend their color palette. We report the results of computational studies of iLOV variants, introducing point mutations and chromophore analogues. We found that point mutations of the apoprotein and substitution of FMN with either 8-amino-FMN or 8-methylamino-FMN lead to the red shift of emission bands up to 100 nm. Substitution with 1-deaza-FMN and the point mutations of the apoprotein result in a set of novel fluorescent proteins with emission bands in the "transparent" window where light readily penetrates through mammalian tissues. Newly suggested FbFPs can be used for multicolor imaging and also as components of FRET pairs.
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- Yulia I Meteleshko
- Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory 1/3, Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation.
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- Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory 1/3, Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation. and Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Kosygina 4, Moscow, 119334, Russian Federation
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- Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory 1/3, Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation. and Federal Research Center of Biotechnology, Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninskiy Prospect 33, 119071 Moscow, Russian Federation
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Saltan GM, Kıymaz DA, Zafer C, Dinçalp H. Comparison of the Optoelectronic Performance of Neutral and Cationic Forms of Riboflavin. J Fluoresc 2017; 27:1975-1984. [PMID: 28687984 DOI: 10.1007/s10895-017-2135-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2017] [Accepted: 06/30/2017] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The riboflavin dye 2,3,4,5-tetra-O-acetyl-1-[3-(6-bromohexyl)-7,8-dimethyl-2,4-dioxo-3,4-dihydrobenzo[g]pteridin-10(2H)-yl]-1-deoxypentitol and its pyridinium salt were synthesized, and studied by absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy in solutions and on thin film states. The first absorption band of riboflavin-pyridinium salt derivative is red-shifted by 10 nm compared to neutral one on film. Cationic riboflavin derivative shows significant wavelength changes on its fluorescence emission spectrum in the excited state depending on the solvent polarity and the electronic environment. The fluorescence quantum yields of cationic riboflavin gave much higher values as compared to that of its neutral form. The fluorescence lifetimes were found to be in the range of 5.5-6.6 ns with mono - exponential behavior. These dyes possess low-lying HOMO energy levels which are suitable to be able to inject holes to donor polymers so that they can be used as acceptor component in the active layer of bulk heterojunction solar cells (BHJ-SCs). Photovoltaic responses are reported for P3HT:riboflavin active layer wherein the synthesized dyes are used as acceptor component. Also, neutral riboflavin shows greater electron mobility value of 1.3 × 10-3 cm2/V∙s compared to its cationic derivative.
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- Gözde Murat Saltan
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Science, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Yunus Emre, 45140, Manisa, Turkey
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- Solar Energy Institute, Ege University, Bornova, 35100, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Science, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Yunus Emre, 45140, Manisa, Turkey.
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Karasulu B, Götze JP, Thiel W. Assessment of Franck-Condon Methods for Computing Vibrationally Broadened UV-vis Absorption Spectra of Flavin Derivatives: Riboflavin, Roseoflavin, and 5-Thioflavin. J Chem Theory Comput 2015; 10:5549-66. [PMID: 26583238 DOI: 10.1021/ct500830a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We address the performance of the vertical and adiabatic Franck-Condon (VFC/AFC) approaches combined with time-independent or time-dependent (TI/TD) formalisms in simulating the one-photon absorption spectra of three flavin compounds with distinct structural features. Calculations were done in the gas phase and in two solvents (water, benzene) for which experimental reference measurements are available. We utilized the independent mode displaced harmonic oscillator model without or with frequency alteration (IMDHO/IMDHO-FA) and also accounted for Duschinsky mixing effects. In the initial validation on the first excited singlet state of riboflavin, the range-separated functionals, CAM-B3LYP and ωB97xD, showed the best performance, but B3LYP also gave a good compromise between peak positions and spectral topology. Large basis sets were not mandatory to obtain high-quality spectra for the selected systems. The presence of a symmetry plane facilitated the computation of vibrationally broadened spectra, since different FC variants yield similar results and the harmonic approximation holds rather well. Compared with the AFC approach, the VFC approach performed equally well or even better for all three flavins while offering several advantages, such as avoiding error-prone geometry optimization procedures on excited-state surfaces. We also explored the advantages of curvilinear displacements and of a Duschinsky treatment for the AFC spectra in cases when a rotatable group is present on the chromophore. Taken together, our findings indicate that the combination of the VFC approach with the TD formalism and the IMDHO-FA model offers the best overall performance.
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- Bora Karasulu
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung , Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, 45470, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung , Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, 45470, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung , Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, 45470, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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Karasulu B, Thiel W. Photoinduced Intramolecular Charge Transfer in an Electronically Modified Flavin Derivative: Roseoflavin. J Phys Chem B 2014; 119:928-43. [DOI: 10.1021/jp506101x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Bora Karasulu
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz
1, 45470, Mülheim, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz
1, 45470, Mülheim, Germany
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Tyagi A, Penzkofer A. Absorption and Emission Spectroscopic Characterization of Lumichrome in Aqueous Solutions†. Photochem Photobiol 2010; 87:524-33. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2010.00836.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Tyagi A, Penzkofer A, Mathes T, Hegemann P. Photophysical characterisation and photo-cycle dynamics of LOV1-His domain of phototropin from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii with roseoflavin monophosphate cofactor. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY 2010; 101:76-88. [PMID: 20655238 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2010.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2010] [Revised: 06/29/2010] [Accepted: 06/29/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The wild-type phototropin protein phot from the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii with the blue-light photoreceptor domains LOV1 and LOV2 has flavin mononucleotide (FMN) as cofactor. For the LOV1-His domain from phot of C. reinhardtii studied here, the FMN chromophore was replaced by roseoflavin monophosphate (8-dimethylamino-8-demethyl-FMN, RoFMN) during heterologous expression in a riboflavin auxotropic Escherichia coli strain. An absorption and emission spectroscopic characterisation of the cofactor exchanged-LOV1-His (RoLOV1) domain was carried out in aqueous pH 8 phosphate buffer. The fluorescence of RoLOV1 is quenched by photo-induced charge transfer at room temperature. The photo-cyclic dynamics of RoLOV1 was observed by blue-light induced hypochromic and bathochromic absorption changes which recover on a minute timescale in the dark. Photo-excited RoFMN is thought to cause reversible protein and cofactor structural changes. Prolonged intense blue-light exposure caused photo-degradation of RoFMN in RoLOV1 to fully reduced flavin and lumichrome derivatives. Photo-cycle schemes of RoLOV1 and LOV1 are presented, and the photo-degradation dynamics of RoLOV1 is discussed.
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- A Tyagi
- Fakultät für Physik, Universität Regensburg, Universitätsstrasse 31, D-93053 Regensburg, Germany
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