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Laccase uses three types of Cu(II) sites to catalyze the reduction of O2 to H2O. Fluoride binds to the type 2 site. The effects of F- on the kinetics of O2 reduction were examined to determine the catalytic roles of the copper sites. Under steady-state conditions, F- rapidly inhibits the oxidation of dimethylphenylenediamine. Both reductant-dependent and -independent steps are inhibited. Rapid-freeze ESR spectra under steady-state conditions showed that F- decreased the steady-state concentrations of oxidized type 1 copper and oxidized type 2 copper while increasing the concentration of an oxygen radical intermediate. Stopped-flow kinetic experiments were used to determine the catalytic step(s) affected by F-. The most significant effect of F- was on the reductant-dependent rate of reduction of the type 3 site. While a strictly first-order dependence was observed in the absence of F-, a hyperbolic dependence was …