Catalytic Efficiency of Synthetic Micellar Catalysts Bearing a Mercapto Group as the Reaction Center
作者:Yukito Murakami、Akio Nakano、Kiyoshi Matsumoto
DOI:10.1246/bcsj.52.2996
日期:1979.10
In order to obtain a clue to understanding the micro-environmental effect on the reactivity of a mercapto group placed in a reaction center of enzymes, micellar surfactants bearing a mercapto group were synthesized and their catalytic activity in the degradation of p-nitrophenyl carboxylates was studied. N-Hexadecyl-Nα-glutaryl-l-cysteinamide (AM·Cys-1) has an ability to form anionic micelles in aqueous media. The catalytic activity of AM·-Cys-1 was compared with that of another synthetic surfactant, N-hexadecanoyl-l-cysteine (AM·Cys-2). These surfactants below their critical micelle concentrations markedly accelerated the degradation of several p-nitrophenyl carboxylates. On the contrary, the concentration - rate profiles for the degradation of p-nitrophenyl dodecanoate (PNPL) as catalyzed by the surfactants indicate that the reactivity of the mercapto group is reduced upon formation of the anionic micelles. The large rate retardation is primarily due to the decrease in concentration of the active thiolate anion. This was supported by the fact that the pKa values for mercapto groups of the anionic micelles, for which the carboxyl group acts as an anionic head, were increased by 0.8–1.6 pKa unit over those of the corresponding monomeric surfactants in the bulk phase. These surfactants showed profound reactivity even in a neutral pH region when mixed with cationic CTAB micelle. The electrostatic field effect provided by the cationic head of CTAB micelle seems to enhance the nucleophilicity of the mercapto group in the mixed micelles.
为了获得线索以理解微环境对放置在酶反应中心的巯基反应性的影响,合成了带有巯基的胶束表面活性剂,并研究了它们在降解对硝基苯基羧酸酯中的催化活性。N-十六烷基-Nα-谷酰基-L-半胱氨酸酰胺(AM·Cys-1)具有在水相介质中形成阴离子胶束的能力。将AM·Cys-1的催化活性与另一种合成表面活性剂N-十六酰基-L-半胱氨酸(AM·Cys-2)进行了比较。这些表面活性剂在其临界胶束浓度以下显著加速了几种对硝基苯基羧酸酯的降解。相反,由表面活性剂催化的对硝基苯基十二酸酯(PNPL)降解的浓度-速率关系显示,巯基反应性在形成阴离子胶束后减弱。速率显著减缓主要是由于活性硫酰阴离子浓度的降低。这一点得到了支持,因阴离子胶束的巯基的pKa值(羧基作为阴离子头)比相应的单体表面活性剂在体相中的pKa值增加了0.8-1.6个pKa单位。这些表面活性剂在与阳离子CTAB胶束混合时,即使在中性pH区间也表现出了显著的反应性。CTAB胶束的阳离子头所提供的静电场效应似乎增强了混合胶束中巯基的亲核性。