PMID- 35527726 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220716 IS - 2046-2069 (Electronic) IS - 2046-2069 (Linking) VI - 12 IP - 21 DP - 2022 Apr 28 TI - Oxidative dehalogenation of trichlorophenol catalyzed by a promiscuous artificial heme-enzyme. PG - 12947-12956 LID - 10.1039/d2ra00811d [doi] AB - The miniaturized metalloenzyme Fe(iii)-mimochrome VI*a (Fe(iii)-MC6*a) acts as an excellent biocatalyst in the H(2)O(2)-mediated oxidative dehalogenation of the well-known pesticide and biocide 2,4,6-trichlorophenol (TCP). The artificial enzyme can oxidize TCP with a catalytic efficiency (k (cat)/K (TCP) (m) = 150 000 mM(-1) s(-1)) up to 1500-fold higher than the most active natural metalloenzyme horseradish peroxidase (HRP). UV-visible and EPR spectroscopies were used to provide indications of the catalytic mechanism. One equivalent of H(2)O(2) fully converts Fe(iii)-MC6*a into the oxoferryl-porphyrin radical cation intermediate [(Fe(iv)[double bond, length as m-dash]O)por (+)], similarly to peroxidase compound I (Cpd I). Addition of TCP to Cpd I rapidly leads to the formation of the corresponding quinone, while Cpd I decays back to the ferric resting state in the absence of substrate. EPR data suggest a catalytic mechanism involving two consecutive one-electron reactions. All results highlight the value of the miniaturization strategy for the development of chemically stable, highly efficient artificial metalloenzymes as powerful catalysts for the oxidative degradation of toxic pollutants. CI - This journal is (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry. FAU - Zambrano, Gerardo AU - Zambrano G AD - Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Napoli Federico II Via Cintia 80126 Napoli Italy flavia.nastri@unina.it +39-081674090 +39-081674419. FAU - Sekretareva, Alina AU - Sekretareva A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7312-0116 AD - Department of Chemistry - Angstrom, Uppsala University Lagerhyddsvagen 1 75120 Uppsala Sweden. FAU - D'Alonzo, Daniele AU - D'Alonzo D AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2857-8600 AD - Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Napoli Federico II Via Cintia 80126 Napoli Italy flavia.nastri@unina.it +39-081674090 +39-081674419. FAU - Leone, Linda AU - Leone L AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7293-1814 AD - Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Napoli Federico II Via Cintia 80126 Napoli Italy flavia.nastri@unina.it +39-081674090 +39-081674419. FAU - Pavone, Vincenzo AU - Pavone V AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6432-0802 AD - Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Napoli Federico II Via Cintia 80126 Napoli Italy flavia.nastri@unina.it +39-081674090 +39-081674419. FAU - Lombardi, Angela AU - Lombardi A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2013-3009 AD - Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Napoli Federico II Via Cintia 80126 Napoli Italy flavia.nastri@unina.it +39-081674090 +39-081674419. FAU - Nastri, Flavia AU - Nastri F AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3390-9822 AD - Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Napoli Federico II Via Cintia 80126 Napoli Italy flavia.nastri@unina.it +39-081674090 +39-081674419. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220504 PL - England TA - RSC Adv JT - RSC advances JID - 101581657 PMC - PMC9067433 COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. The funders had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript, or in the decision to publish the results. EDAT- 2022/05/10 06:00 MHDA- 2022/05/10 06:01 PMCR- 2022/05/04 CRDT- 2022/05/09 03:46 PHST- 2022/02/07 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/04/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/05/09 03:46 [entrez] PHST- 2022/05/10 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/05/10 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2022/05/04 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - d2ra00811d [pii] AID - 10.1039/d2ra00811d [doi] PST - epublish SO - RSC Adv. 2022 May 4;12(21):12947-12956. doi: 10.1039/d2ra00811d. eCollection 2022 Apr 28.