Crystal structure of fatty acid photodecarboxylase in the dark state determined by serial femtosecond crystallography at room temperatureCrystal structure of fatty acid photodecarboxylase in the dark state determined by serial femtosecond crystallography at room temperature

Structural highlights

6zh7 is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Chlorella variabilis. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2Å
Ligands:,
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Function

FAP_CHLVA Catalyzes the decarboxylation of free fatty acids to n-alkanes or n-alkenes in response to blue light (PubMed:28860382, PubMed:30106504, PubMed:30673222). Substrate preference is toward fatty acids with C16 or C17 chains (PubMed:28860382, PubMed:30106504, PubMed:30673222). Saturated fatty acids are converted to alkanes, not alkenes (PubMed:28860382). The decarboxylation is initiated through electron abstraction from the fatty acid by the photo-excited FAD (PubMed:28860382).[1] [2] [3]

Publication Abstract from PubMed

Fatty acid photodecarboxylase (FAP) is a photoenzyme with potential green chemistry applications. By combining static, time-resolved, and cryotrapping spectroscopy and crystallography as well as computation, we characterized Chlorella variabilis FAP reaction intermediates on time scales from subpicoseconds to milliseconds. High-resolution crystal structures from synchrotron and free electron laser x-ray sources highlighted an unusual bent shape of the oxidized flavin chromophore. We demonstrate that decarboxylation occurs directly upon reduction of the excited flavin by the fatty acid substrate. Along with flavin reoxidation by the alkyl radical intermediate, a major fraction of the cleaved carbon dioxide unexpectedly transformed in 100 nanoseconds, most likely into bicarbonate. This reaction is orders of magnitude faster than in solution. Two strictly conserved residues, R451 and C432, are essential for substrate stabilization and functional charge transfer.

Mechanism and dynamics of fatty acid photodecarboxylase.,Sorigue D, Hadjidemetriou K, Blangy S, Gotthard G, Bonvalet A, Coquelle N, Samire P, Aleksandrov A, Antonucci L, Benachir A, Boutet S, Byrdin M, Cammarata M, Carbajo S, Cuine S, Doak RB, Foucar L, Gorel A, Grunbein M, Hartmann E, Hienerwadel R, Hilpert M, Kloos M, Lane TJ, Legeret B, Legrand P, Li-Beisson Y, Moulin SLY, Nurizzo D, Peltier G, Schiro G, Shoeman RL, Sliwa M, Solinas X, Zhuang B, Barends TRM, Colletier JP, Joffre M, Royant A, Berthomieu C, Weik M, Domratcheva T, Brettel K, Vos MH, Schlichting I, Arnoux P, Muller P, Beisson F Science. 2021 Apr 9;372(6538). pii: 372/6538/eabd5687. doi:, 10.1126/science.abd5687. PMID:33833098[4]

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

References

  1. Sorigue D, Legeret B, Cuine S, Blangy S, Moulin S, Billon E, Richaud P, Brugiere S, Coute Y, Nurizzo D, Muller P, Brettel K, Pignol D, Arnoux P, Li-Beisson Y, Peltier G, Beisson F. An algal photoenzyme converts fatty acids to hydrocarbons. Science. 2017 Sep 1;357(6354):903-907. doi: 10.1126/science.aan6349. PMID:28860382 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aan6349
  2. Huijbers MME, Zhang W, Tonin F, Hollmann F. Light-Driven Enzymatic Decarboxylation of Fatty Acids. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2018 Oct 8;57(41):13648-13651. doi:, 10.1002/anie.201807119. Epub 2018 Sep 12. PMID:30106504 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.201807119
  3. Zhang W, Ma M, Huijbers MME, Filonenko GA, Pidko EA, van Schie M, de Boer S, Burek BO, Bloh JZ, van Berkel WJH, Smith WA, Hollmann F. Hydrocarbon Synthesis via Photoenzymatic Decarboxylation of Carboxylic Acids. J Am Chem Soc. 2019 Feb 20;141(7):3116-3120. doi: 10.1021/jacs.8b12282. Epub 2019, Feb 6. PMID:30673222 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jacs.8b12282
  4. Sorigue D, Hadjidemetriou K, Blangy S, Gotthard G, Bonvalet A, Coquelle N, Samire P, Aleksandrov A, Antonucci L, Benachir A, Boutet S, Byrdin M, Cammarata M, Carbajo S, Cuine S, Doak RB, Foucar L, Gorel A, Grunbein M, Hartmann E, Hienerwadel R, Hilpert M, Kloos M, Lane TJ, Legeret B, Legrand P, Li-Beisson Y, Moulin SLY, Nurizzo D, Peltier G, Schiro G, Shoeman RL, Sliwa M, Solinas X, Zhuang B, Barends TRM, Colletier JP, Joffre M, Royant A, Berthomieu C, Weik M, Domratcheva T, Brettel K, Vos MH, Schlichting I, Arnoux P, Muller P, Beisson F. Mechanism and dynamics of fatty acid photodecarboxylase. Science. 2021 Apr 9;372(6538). pii: 372/6538/eabd5687. doi:, 10.1126/science.abd5687. PMID:33833098 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.abd5687

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