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  • Type I copper centers (T1Cu) are characterized by a single copper atom coordinated by two residue). T1Cu-containing proteins are usually called "cupredoxins", and show similar three-dimensional structures, relatively high reduction potentials (> 250 mV), and strong absorption near 600 nm (due to S → Cu Charge Transfer ), which usually gives rise to a blue colour. Cupredoxins are therefore often called "blue copper proteins". This may be misleading, since some T1Cu centres also absorb around 460 nm and are therefore green. When studied by EPR spectroscopy, T1Cu centres show small hyperfine splittings in the parallel region of the spectrum (compared to common copper coordination compounds).

  • Type II copper centres (T2Cu) exhibit a square planar coordination by N or N/O Ligand s and an axial EPR spectrum with copper hyperfine splitting in the parallel region similar to that observed in regular copper coordination compounds. Since no sulphur ligation is present, the optical spectra of these centres lack distinctive features. T2Cu centres occur in Enzyme s, where they assist in oxidations or oxygenations.

  • Type III copper centres (T3Cu) are binuclear centres consisting of two copper atoms, each coordinated by three histidine residues. These proteins exhibit no EPR signal due to strong antiferromagnetic coupling (i.e. spin pairing) between the two S = 1/2 metal ions due to their covalent overlap with a bridging ligand. These centres are present in some oxidases and oxygen-transporting proteins (e.g. Hemocyanin and Tyrosinase ).

  • Binuclear Copper A centres (CuA) are found in Cytochrome ''c'' Oxidase and nitrous-oxide reductase (). The two copper atoms are coordinated by two histidines, one methionine, a protein backbone carbonyl oxygen, and two bridging cysteine residues.

  • Copper B centres (CuB) are found in Cytochrome ''c'' Oxidase . The copper atom is coordinated by three histidines in trigonal pyramidal geometry.

  • Tetranuclear Copper Z centre (CuZ) is found in nitrous-oxide reductase. The four copper atoms are coordinated by seven histidine residues and bridged by a sulfur atom.



REFERENCES

  Richard H Holm, Pierre Kennepohl, And Edward I Solomon (1996) Structural And Functional Aspects Of Metal Sites In Biology "http://dxdoiorg/101021/cr9500390" class="copylinks" target="_blank">Chem Rev 96, 2239 - 2314
  Edward I Solomon, Uma M Sundaram, And Timothy E Machonkin (1996) Multicopper Oxidases And Oxygenases "http://dxdoiorg/101021/cr950046o" class="copylinks" target="_blank">Chem Rev 96, 2563 - 2606