Metalloproteins/metalloenzymes for the synthesis of acetyl-CoA in the Wood-Ljungdahl pathway

摘要

This paper focuses on the group of metalloproteins/metalloenzymes in the acetyl-coenzyme A synthesis pathway of anaerobic microbes called Wood-Ljungdahl pathway,including formate dehydrogenase (FDH),corrinoid iron sulfur protein (CoFeSP),acetyl-CoA synthase (ACS) and CO dehydrogenase (CODH). FDH,a key metalloenzyme involved in the conversion of carbon dioxide to methyltetrahydrofolate,catalyzes the reversible oxidation of formate to carbon dioxide. CoFeSP,as a methyl group transformer,accepts the methyl group from CH3-H4 folate and then transfers it to ACS. CODH reversibly catalyzes the reduction of CO2 to CO and ACS functions for acetyl-coenzyme A synthesis through condensation of the methyl group,CO and coenzyme A,to finish the whole pathway. This paper introduces the structure,function and reaction mechanisms of these enzymes.