Abstract
The visible and near infrared magnetic circular dichroism spectra of chemically reduced horseradish peroxidase at neutral and alkaline pH values and 5-coordinate protoheme-(2-methylimidazole) at pH 9.1 were compared at 4.2 K with those of photolysis products of their carbon monoxide complexes. From the results obtained we concluded that: (i) there are two protein conformations of HRP which determine the geometry of the Fe-N(His) bond; (ii) the transition from one conformation (heme stereochemistry) to another can be induced by either heme-linked ionization or ligand binding; (iii) a trigger mechanism for switching between two conformations has to exist.
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