Abstract
Incubation of a number of ferric ion chelates with H2O2 at pH 7.4 generated a reactive species able to produce chemical modifications of the bases in DNA that are very similar to those produced in DNA by the hypoxanthine/xanthine oxidase system (Aruoma, O.I., Halliwell, B., and Dizdaroglu, M. (1989) J. Biol. Chem. 264, 13024-13028). Products were identified and quantitated by the use of gas chromatography-mass spectrometry with selected-ion monitoring. Compared with other complexes used, ferric ion-nitrilotriacetic acid produced by far the largest amount of the base products. Typical hydroxyl radical scavengers and superoxide dismutase provided significant decreases in the yields of the products. On this basis, it is proposed that ferric ion complexes react with H2O2 to produce hydroxyl radical; this was also shown using the deoxyribose assay. Inhibition of product formation by superoxide dismutase suggests the involvement of superoxide radical in this reaction. It is likely that hydroxyl radical generated by reaction of the ferric ion-nitrilotriacetic acid complex with H2O2 contributes to the carcinogenicity and nephrotoxicity associated with this chelating agent.
Highlights
THEJOURNALOF BIOLOGICACHLEMISTRYVal. 264,No., Issue of December 5,pp. 2P0r5i0n9te-d20i5n1U2..1S9.A89. From the $Center for Chemical Technology, National Institute of Standards andTechnology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899 and the TBiochemistry Department, Uniuersity of London King’s College, Strand Campus, London WC2R 2LS, United Kingdom
HzOz at pH 7.4 generated a reactive species able to produce chemical modifications of the bases in DNA that are very similar to those produced in DNA by the hypoxanthine/xanthine oxidase system(Aruoma,0.I., Halliwell, B., and Dizdaroglu, M. (1989)J
There hasbeen considerable interest inrecent yearsin the damage that can be done to living systems by generation of reactive oxygen species, such as superoxide radical (OF),’ H202, and hydroxyl radical (‘OH)
Summary
Val. 264,No., Issue of December 5,pp. 2P0r5i0n9te-d20i5n1U2..1S9.A89. From the $Center for Chemical Technology, National Institute of Standards andTechnology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899 and the TBiochemistry Department, Uniuersity of London King’s College, Strand Campus, London WC2R 2LS, United Kingdom. From the $Center for Chemical Technology, National Institute of Standards andTechnology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899 and the TBiochemistry Department, Uniuersity of London King’s College, Strand Campus, London WC2R 2LS, United Kingdom
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