Abstract
The oxidation of tyr by myleoperoxidase (MPO) is postulated to play a role in atherosclerotic plaque formation. MPO has been localized in plaques and a product of MPO-catalyzed oxidation of tyr, dityrosine, also found in plaques, is proposed to be a protein cross-linking agent. We have performed kinetic studies on the oxidation of tyr by MPO and investigated the role of substrate size on its oxidation. The kinetics of MPO-catalyzed oxidation of tyr where the tyr is free tyr, the dipeptides, tripeptides, and polypeptides were studied by stopped-flow methods. The rate of reaction with enzyme intermediates compound I and compound II are decreased with increasing substrate size. The amount of dityrosine formed was also decreased with increasing substrate size. The ability of sulfhydryl compounds to inhibit MPO-dependent dityrosine formation was investigated with reduced glutathione, cys, and met. Glutathione and cys both served as substrates for MPO compound I but not compound II, whereas met was not a substrate for either compound I or II. Met, an amino acid postulated to act as a “last chance” antioxidant for proteins, was not able to inhibit dityrosine formation from MPO-catalyzed oxidation of tyr. Glutathione and cys caused partial inhibition; however, it is possible that this inhibition was due to their ability to react directly with MPO rather than trapping the tyr radicals.
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