The FeIIFeIII form of purple acid
phosphatase (PAPr) from porcine uteri (uteroferrin)
catalyses the hydrolysis of
phosphate esters. In a previous paper kinetic studies on the
reactions of PAPr with five different
phosphate
moieties, including
[H2PO4]- as a prototype,
were reported. Here these studies have been extended to
include
the complexing of tetraoxo XO4 anions of
molybdate(VI), tungstate(VI), vanadate(V), and
arsenate(V) with PAPr.
UV−vis absorbance changes are small and the range of
concentrations is restricted by the need to maximise
monomer XO4 forms. Rate constants
k
obs(25 °C) were determined by
stopped-flow monitoring of the reactions
at ∼520 nm. Absorbance changes with arsenate(V) were too
small for rate constants to be evaluated. At pH 5.6
the k
obs values obtained are independent of
[XO4] (X = Mo, W, V), in the range (0.4−10) ×
10-4 M. At
concentrations of VO4 >2.0 ×
10-4 M formation of
[V3O9]3- occurs,
and a decrease in experimentally determined
rate constants is observed. In the pH range 3.5−6.3, as in the
case of the PO4 reagents, rate constants
decrease
with increasing pH due to the slower reaction of Fe(III)−OH as
compared to Fe(III)−OH2. A mechanism
involving
rapid XO4 binding at the more labile Fe(II) is
proposed. Slower [XO4]-independent bridging to the
Fe(III) then
occurs with displacement of H2O at the lower pH's.
Nucleophilic attack of the conjugate-base Fe(III)−OH
on
the phosphate-ester results in hydrolysis which peaks at pH 4.9.
At this pH rate constants/s-1 are for
[MoO4]2-
(1.33), [WO4]2- (0.77) and
[H2VO4]- (1.44), as
compared to values of ∼0.5s-1 for the five
different phosphates.
There is therefore little dependence on the identity of
XO4. With O2 the
PAPr·MoO4 adduct is less reactive
than
PAPr, while PAPr·AsO4 is
more reactive. These results are explained by the effect of
coordinated XO4 on the
PAPo/PAPr reduction potential.