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ArticleJournal of the American Chemical Society2026

How Fe(II)/2-Oxoglutarate Oxygenase Chooses Chlorination over Hydroxylation: Electric Field-Driven Ligand Exchange Governs C-Cl Formation.

Simahudeen Bathir Jaber Sathik Rifayee, Midhun George Thomas, Anandhu Krishnan, Kritika Gupta, Carter Davis, Tatyana Karabencheva-Christova, Christo Z Christov

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Article in Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Simahudeen Bathir Jaber Sathik RifayeeDepartment of Chemistry, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan 49931, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-8557-078X
Midhun George ThomasDepartment of Chemistry, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan 49931, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-6298-7061
Anandhu KrishnanDepartment of Chemistry, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan 49931, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-0562-2832
Kritika GuptaDepartment of Chemistry, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan 49931, United States.
Carter DavisDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan 49931, United States.
Tatyana Karabencheva-ChristovaDepartment of Chemistry, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan 49931, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-8629-4377
Christo Z ChristovDepartment of Chemistry, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan 49931, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-4481-0246

Funding

Understanding the Ligand Binding by Non-Heme Fe(II)- and 2-Oxoglutarate-Dependent Histone DemethylasesR15GM139118 · NIGMS · MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY · PI CHRISTOV, CHRISTO ZHIVKOV · 2021 to 2024
$786k
Understanding Metalloenzymes Mechanisms and DynamicsR35GM156437 · NIGMS · MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY · PI Tatyana Karabencheva-Christova · 2025 to 2026
$602k
NIGMS NIH HHS R15 GM139118NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM156437
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Non-heme Fe(II)/2-oxoglutarate (2OG)-dependent halogenases catalyze highly selective C-H halogenation. BesD is a non-heme Fe(II)/2OG halogenase that performs regio- and stereoselective chlorination of the l-lysine (l-Lys) substrate. Understanding the mechanism by which halogenation is favored over canonical hydroxylation is essential for guiding enzyme engineering efforts aimed at converting hydroxylases into halogenases. Here, we combine molecular dynamics (MD) and hybrid quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) calculations to elucidate the origin of chlorination selectivity in BesD and variants derived from a homologous hydroxylase. Our results indicate that, although the initial inline Cl-Fe(III)-OH intermediate is inherently predisposed toward hydroxylation, it undergoes a two-step isomerization in which the -Cl and -OH ligands exchange coordination positions. This rearrangement positions the chloride ligand

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Ketoglutaric AcidsMixed Function OxygenasesHalogenationHydroxylationLigandsMolecular Dynamics SimulationQuantum MechanicsQuantum TheoryKetoglutaric AcidsLigandsMixed Function Oxygenases

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PMID42175972
PMCPMC13244439

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