Fluorescently labeled cobalt peptide deformylase (Co-PDF) can be efficiently
used as a fluorescence-resonance-energy-transfer-based sensing device for
hydrogen sulfide (H(2)S). The proof of concept of our sensor system is
substantiated by spectroscopic, structural, and theoretical results.
Monohydrogen sulfide coordination to Co-PDF and Ni-PDF was verified by X-ray
crystallography. Density functional theory calculations were performed to gain
insight into the characteristics of the coordination adduct between H(2)S and
the cobalt cofactor in Co-PDF.