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W Bors1, G Czapski, M Saran

  • 1Institut für Strahlenbiologie, GSF Research Center, Neuherberg, FRG.

Free Radical Research Communications
|January 1, 1991
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Alpha-hydroxyalkylperoxyl radicals react rapidly with proteins. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) shows high reactivity, suggesting its role as a general-purpose radical-scavenging protein.

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Area of Science:

  • Biochemistry
  • Chemical Kinetics
  • Radiation Chemistry

Background:

  • Alpha-hydroxyalkylperoxyl radicals are reactive oxygen species.
  • Understanding their reactivity with biological molecules is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the reactivity of alpha-hydroxyalkylperoxyl radicals with proteins.
  • To determine the role of superoxide dismutase (SOD) in radical scavenging.

Main Methods:

  • Pulse radiolysis was used to generate radicals from alcohols.
  • A ferric iron porphyrin complex monitored radical reactions via Soret band shifts.
  • Competition kinetics determined radical reactivity with proteins.

Main Results:

  • Peroxyl radicals reacted with a ferric iron porphyrin complex at diffusion-controlled rates.
  • Only Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase (SOD) and metallothionein showed competitive reactions.
  • SOD exhibited high rate constants, similar to O2- dismutation.

Conclusions:

  • SOD possesses unique protein surface properties for radical scavenging.
  • SOD may function as a general-purpose radical-scavenging protein.
  • Metallothionein is less reactive towards these radicals compared to SOD.

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