Sperm whale myoglobin h64a with nitrosoamphetamine
Structure:
Myoglobin. Chain: a. Engineered: yes. Mutation: yes. Other_details: ala a 64 unp p02185 his 65 engineered mutation asn a 122 unp p02185 asp 123 variant
B.Wang
et al.
(2017).
Nitrosoamphetamine binding to myoglobin and hemoglobin: Crystal structure of the H64A myoglobin-nitrosoamphetamine adduct.
Nitric Oxide,
67,
26-29.
PubMed id: 28450187
N-hydroxyamphetamine (AmphNHOH) is an oxidative metabolite of amphetamine and
methamphetamine. It is known to form inhibitory complexes upon binding to heme
proteins. However, its interactions with myoglobin (Mb) and hemoglobin (Hb) have
not been reported. We demonstrate that the reactions of AmphNHOH with ferric Mb
and Hb generate the respective heme-nitrosoamphetamine derivatives characterized
by UV-vis spectroscopy. We have determined the X-ray crystal structure of the
H64A Mb-nitrosoamphetamine complex to 1.73 Å resolution. The structure reveals
the N-binding of the nitroso-d-amphetamine isomer, with no significant H-bonding
interactions between the ligand and the distal pocket amino acid residues.