1.8.2.1 C185A the active site of the mutant is essentially catalytically inactive with ferricyctochrome c or ferricyanide as electron acceptor 711242 1.8.2.1 C185S the active site of the mutant is essentially catalytically inactive with ferricyctochrome c or ferricyanide as electron acceptor 711242 1.8.2.1 G473A mutant is able to dimerize and has steady-state activity comparable to that of the wild type, stopped-flow analysis of the reductive half-reaction of this variant yields a rate constant nearly 3 times higher than that of the wild type 667714 1.8.2.1 G473D monomer, mutant is severely impaired both in the ability to bind sulfite and in catalysis, with a second-order rate constant 5 orders of magnitude lower than that of the wild type, significant random-coil formation 667714 1.8.2.1 G473W monomer, mutant with 5fold higher activity than G473D and nearly wild-type activity at pH 7.0 when ferricyanide is the electron acceptor, significant random-coil formation 667714 1.8.2.1 H57A heme potential is lowered from ca. 240 mV in wild-type to ca. 200 mV, the molybdenum redox potential is not affected. The catalytic potential is pH-independent 724418 1.8.2.1 H57A mutant with reduced activity, Tyr-236 and His-57 are necessary to stabilize Arg-55 in a position for optimal hydrogen bonding to the heme 6-propionate 722663 1.8.2.1 P105A the mutant enzyme shows increased catalytic efficiency compared to the wild type enzyme 711223 1.8.2.1 P105A/P111A the mutant enzyme shows about 30% decreased catalytic efficiency compared to the wild type enzyme 711223 1.8.2.1 P111A the mutant enzyme shows about 30% decreased catalytic efficiency compared to the wild type enzyme 711223 1.8.2.1 R212A/G473D mutant is able to oligomerize but has undetectable activity, significant random-coil formation 667714 1.8.2.1 R55K heme potential is similar to wild-type, the molybdenum redox potential is not affected. Wild-type and mutant show pH dependence of the electrochemical catalytic halfwave potential 724418 1.8.2.1 R55M heme potential is lowered from ca. 240 mV in wild-type to ca. 200 mV, the molybdenum redox potential is not affected. The catalytic potential is pH-independent 724418 1.8.2.1 R55M mutant with reduced activity, R-55 is an important position close to the substrate binding site, where it makes hydrogen bonds to the equatorial oxo ligand of the molybdenum, to Gln-33, and a nearby water molecule. It also forms a salt bridge, comprising two hydrogen bonds, with propionate-6 of the heme moiety of the cytochrome subunit 722663 1.8.2.1 R55Q heme potential is lowered from ca. 240 mV in wild-type to ca. 200 mV, the molybdenum redox potential is not affected 724418 1.8.2.1 R78K the active site mutant is catalytically competent in sulfite oxidation activity 764491 1.8.2.1 R78M the active site mutant is catalytically competent in sulfite oxidation activity 764491 1.8.2.1 R78Q the active site mutant is catalytically competent in sulfite oxidation activity 764491 1.8.2.1 Y236F mutant with reduced activity, Tyr-236 and His-57 are necessary to stabilize Arg-55 in a position for optimal hydrogen bonding to the heme 6-propionate 722663 1.8.2.1 Y236F near Mo center 700633 1.8.2.1 Y236F reduced turnover rates and substrate affinity as well as an altered reactivity toward molecular oxygen as an electron acceptor, unlike the wild type enzyme the mutant enzyme is reoxidized quickly in the presence of molecular oxygen 667744