Oxidation of benzyl alcohol with Cu(II) and Zn(II) complexes of the phenoxyl radical as a model of the reaction of galactose oxidase

Shinobu Itoh, Masayasu Taki, Shigehisa Takayama, Shigenori Nagatomo, Teizo Kitagawa, Norio Sakurada, Ryuichi Arakawa, Shunichi Fukuzumi

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Abstract

Profound insights into the catalytic mechanism of galactose oxidase (GO) are offered by new models of the active form of the metalloenzyme. The important role of the Cu(II) center in the oxidation of benzyl alcohol to benzaldehyde by the Cu(II)-phenoxyl radical complex of ligand 1 has been revealed by comparison with the reactivity of the corresponding Zn(II)- phenoxyl radical complex; py = 2-pyridyl.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2774-2776
Number of pages3
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume38
Issue number18
DOIs
StatePublished - 17 Sep 1999

Keywords

  • Alcohols
  • Copper
  • Galactose oxidase
  • Kinetics
  • Phenoxyl complexes

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