Effect of Distance from Catalytic Synergy Group to Iron Porphyrin Center on Activity of G-Quadruplex/Hemin DNAzyme.

Dehui Qiu, Jingang Mo, Yuan Liu, Jiangyan Zhang, Yongqiang Cheng, Xiaobo Zhang

Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 2020 Jul 28

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G-quadruplex/Hemin (G4/Hemin) complex has been widely used in biocatalysis and analytical applications. Meanwhile, compared with natural proteinous enzyme, its low catalytic activity is still limiting its applications. Even though several methods have been developed to enhance the peroxidation efficiency, the important core of the G4 design based enhancement mechanism is still indistinct. Here, we focus the mechanism study on the two most important microdomains: the iron porphyrin center and the catalytic synergy group within the 3' flanking. These microdomains not only provide the pocket for the combination of substrate, but also offer the axial coordination for the accelerated formation of Compound I (catalytic intermediate). In order to obtain a more suitable space layout to further accelerate the catalytic process, we have used the bases within the 3' flanking to precisely regulate the distance between microdomains. Finally, the position-dependent effect on catalytic enhancement is observed. When dC is positioned at the second-position of 3' flanking, the newly obtained DNAzyme achieves an order of magnitude improvement compared to parent G4/Hemin in catalytic activity. The results highlight the influence of the distance between the catalytic synergy group and iron porphyrin center on the activity of DNAzyme, and provide insightful information for the design of highly active DNAzymes.

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Dehui Qiu, Jingang Mo, Yuan Liu, Jiangyan Zhang, Yongqiang Cheng, Xiaobo Zhang. Effect of Distance from Catalytic Synergy Group to Iron Porphyrin Center on Activity of G-Quadruplex/Hemin DNAzyme. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland). 2020 Jul 28;25(15)