Non-Covalent and Covalent Binding of New Mixed-Valence Cage-like Polyoxidovanadate Clusters to Lysozyme.
Tito, G., Ferraro, G., Pisanu, F., Garribba, E., Merlino, A.(2024) Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 63: e202406669-e202406669
- PubMed: 38842919 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202406669
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
9EX0, 9EX1, 9EX2 - PubMed Abstract: 
The high-resolution X-ray structures of the model protein lysozyme in the presence of the potential drug [VIVO(acetylacetonato)2] from crystals grown in 1.1 M NaCl, 0.1 M sodium acetate at pH 4.0 reveal the binding to the protein of different and unexpected mixed-valence cage-like polyoxidovanadates (POVs): [V15O36(OH2)]5-, which non-covalently interacts with the lysozyme surface, [V15O33(OH2)]+ and [V20O51(OH2)]n- (this latter based on an unusual {V18O43} cage) which covalently bind the protein. EPR spectroscopy confirms the partial oxidation of VIV to VV and the formation of mixed-valence species. The results indicate that the interaction with proteins can stabilize the structure of unexpected - both for dimension and architecture - POVs, not observed in aqueous solution.
Organizational Affiliation: 
University of Naples Federico II, Chemical Sciences, ITALY.