Abstract
The inhibition of laccase enzymatic catalytic activity by formetanate
hydrochloride (FMT) was investigated by cyclic voltammetry and by
quantum chemical calculations based on density functional theory with a
protein fragmentation approach. The cyclic voltammograms were obtained
using a biosensor prepared by enzyme immobilization on gold electrodes
modified with gold nanoparticles and 4-aminophenol as the target
molecule. The decrease in the peak current in the presence of FMT was
used to characterize the inhibition process. The calculations identified
Asp206 as the most relevant moiety in the interaction of FMT with the
laccase enzymatic ligand binding domain. The amino acid residue Cys453
was important, because the Cys453-FMT interaction energy was not
affected by the dielectric constant, although it was not a very close
residue. This study provides an overview of how FMT inhibits laccase
catalytic activity. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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