An Asymmetric Dizinc Phosphodiesterase Model with Phenolate and Carboxylate Bridges

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Abstract

A phosphodiesterase model with two zinc centers has been synthesized and characterized. The compound, [Zn(2)(L(-)(2H))(AcO)(H(2)O)](PF(6)).2H(2)O (Zn(2)L'), was formed using an "end-off" type compartmental ligand, 2,6-bis{[(2-pyridylmethyl)(2-hydroxyethyl)amino]methyl}-4-methylphenol (L), and zinc acetate dihydrate. The X-ray crystallographic analysis shows that Zn(2)L' contains a mu-acetato-mu-cresolato-dizinc(II) core comprised of a quasi-trigonal bipyramidal Zn and a distorted octahedral Zn, and the distance between them is 3.421 Angstroms which is close to the dizinc distance in related natural metalloenzymes. Phosphodiesterase activity of Zn(2)L' was investigated using bis(4-nitrophenyl) phosphate (BNPP) as the substrate. The pH dependence of the BNPP cleavage in aqueous buffer media shows a sigmoid-shaped pH-k(obs) profile with an inflection point around pH 7.13 which is close to the first pK(a) value of 7.20 for Zn(2)L' obtained from the potentiometric titration. The catalytic rate constant (k(cat)) is 4.60 x 10(-6) s(-1) at pH 7.20 and 50 degrees C which is ca. 10(5)-fold higher than that of the uncatalyzed reaction. The deprotonated alcoholic group appended on Zn(2)L' is responsible for the cleavage reaction. The possible mechanism for the BNPP cleavage promoted by Zn(2)L' is proposed on the basis of kinetic and spectral analysis. The dizinc complex formed in situ in anhydrous DMSO exhibits a similar ability to cleave BNPP. This study provides a less common example for the phosphodiesterase model in which the metal-bound alkoxide is the nucleophile.

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