Ti(IV) and the Siderophore Desferrioxamine B: A Tight Complex Has Biological and Environmental Implications

Inorg Chem. 2017 Feb 6;56(3):1264-1272. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b02399. Epub 2017 Jan 24.

Abstract

The siderophore desferrioxamine B (DFOB) binds Ti(IV) tightly and precludes its hydrolytic precipitation under biologically and environmentally relevant conditions. This interaction of DFOB with Ti(IV) is investigated by using spectro-potentiometric and spectro-photometric titrations, mass spectrometry, isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC), and computational modeling. The data from pH 2-10 suggest two one-proton equilibria among three species, with one species predominating below pH 3.5, a second from pH 3.5 to 8, and a third above pH 8. The latter species is prone to slow hydrolytic precipitation. Electrospray mass spectrometry allowed the detection of [Ti(IV) (HDFOB)]2+ and [Ti(DFOB)]+; these species were assigned as the pH < 3.5 and the 3.5 < pH < 8 species, respectively. The stability constant for Ti(IV)-DFOB was determined by using UV/vis-monitored competition with ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA). Taking into consideration the available binding constant of Ti(IV) and EDTA, the data reveal values of log β111 = 41.7, log β110 = 38.1, and log β11-1 = 30.1. The former value was supported by ITC, with the transfer of Ti(IV) from EDTA to DFOB determined to be both enthalpically and entropically favorable. Computational methods yielded a model of Ti-DFOB. The physiological and environmental implications of this tight interaction and the potential role of DFOB in solubilizing Ti(IV) are discussed.

MeSH terms

  • Deferoxamine / chemistry*
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Structure
  • Quantum Theory
  • Siderophores / chemistry*
  • Titanium / chemistry*

Substances

  • Siderophores
  • Titanium
  • Deferoxamine