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[[Image:Catalases MotM57.png| Three types of catalases. The first two (human and bacterial) use hemoglobin-bound iron to bind to oxygen, while the third (a pseudocatalase) uses manganese. From [https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/57 Molecule of the Month] (RCSB PDB) by David Goodsell based on PDB-IDs 1qqw, 1iph, and 1jku.|thumb|500px|right]]
[[Image:Catalases MotM57.png| Three types of catalases. The first two (human and bacterial) use hemoglobin-bound iron to bind to oxygen, while the third (a pseudocatalase) uses manganese (metals shown in light blue). From [https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/57 Molecule of the Month] (RCSB PDB) by David Goodsell based on PDB-IDs [[1qqw]], [[1iph]], and [[1jku]].|thumb|500px|right]]
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<StructureSection load='1gge' size='350' side='right' scene='46/467276/Cv/1' caption='E. coli catalase Hpii tetramer showing the heme groups in yellow. PDB-ID [[1gge]]'>
<StructureSection load='1gge' size='350' side='right' scene='46/467276/Cv/1' caption='E. coli catalase Hpii tetramer showing the heme groups in yellow. PDB-ID [[1gge]]'>


Catalase is a <scene name='46/467276/Cv/2'>tetramer</scene>, each polypeptide chain is over 500 amino acids long. It contains <scene name='46/467276/Cv/3'>four porphyrin heme (iron) groups</scene> that allow the enzyme to react with the hydrogen peroxide. <scene name='46/467276/Cv/7'>Coordination of heme</scene> in ''E. coli'' catalase is by the four nitrogen atoms of the heme molecule, an oxygen from a tyrosine side chain and a water molecule (water molecules are shown as red spheres.).<ref>PMID:11455600</ref>  
Catalase is a <scene name='46/467276/Cv/2'>tetramer</scene>, each polypeptide chain is over 500 amino acids long. It contains <scene name='46/467276/Cv/3'>four porphyrin heme (iron) groups</scene> that allow the enzyme to react with the hydrogen peroxide. <scene name='46/467276/Cv/7'>Coordination of iron</scene> in ''E. coli'' catalase is by the four nitrogen atoms of the heme molecule, an oxygen from a tyrosine side chain and a water molecule (water molecules are shown as red spheres).<ref>PMID:11455600</ref>  


As hydrogen peroxide enters the active site, it interacts with the amino acids Asn147 (asparagine at position 147) and His74, causing a proton (hydrogen ion) to transfer between the oxygen atoms. The free oxygen atom coordinates, freeing the newly formed water molecule and Fe(IV)=O. Fe(IV)=O reacts with a second hydrogen peroxide molecule to reform Fe(III)-E and produce water and oxygen. The reactivity of the iron center may be improved by the presence of the phenolate ligand of Tyr357 in the fifth iron ligand, which can assist in the oxidation of the Fe(III) to Fe(IV). The efficiency of the reaction may also be improved by the interactions of His74 and Asn147 with reaction intermediates.<ref>PMID:11455600</ref>
As hydrogen peroxide enters the active site, it interacts with the amino acids Asn147 (asparagine at position 147) and His74, causing a proton (hydrogen ion) to transfer between the oxygen atoms. The free oxygen atom coordinates, freeing the newly formed water molecule and Fe(IV)=O. Fe(IV)=O reacts with a second hydrogen peroxide molecule to reform Fe(III)-E and produce water and oxygen. The reactivity of the iron center may be improved by the presence of the phenolate ligand of Tyr357 in the fifth iron ligand, which can assist in the oxidation of the Fe(III) to Fe(IV). The efficiency of the reaction may also be improved by the interactions of His74 and Asn147 with reaction intermediates.<ref>PMID:11455600</ref>

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