title: Isolation and identification of alpha-(4-pyridyl-1-oxide)-N-tert-butylnitrone radical adducts formed by the decomposition of the hydroperoxides of linoleic acid, linolenic acid, and arachidonic acid by soybean lipoxygenase.
abstract: alpha-(4-Pyridyl-1-oxide)-N-tert-butylnitrone (4-POBN) radical adducts, which are formed in the reactions of soybean lipoxygenase with linoleic acid, arachidonic acid, and linolenic acid, were isolated using HPLC-ESR spectroscopy. Both linoleic acid and arachidonic acid gave one radical adduct, whereas in the case of linolenic acid, two radical adducts were isolated. These radical adducts all showed virtually identical uv spectra with lambda max at 292 and 220 nm in hexane. The absence of absorbance with lambda max at 234 nm indicates that a conjugated diene structure is not contained in these radical adducts. The mass spectra of the radical adducts formed from linoleic and arachidonic acids were identical and contained a molecular ion of m/z 264, consistent with the trapping of the pentyl radical by 4-POBN. Indeed, authentic 4-POBN pentyl radical adduct obtained from the reaction between pentylhydrazine and 4-POBN gave the same mass spectrum as the product obtained from the reaction of linoleic acid and arachidonic acid with 4-POBN. The two 4-POBN radical adducts formed in the linolenic acid reaction were shown by mass spectrometry to be isomers of pentenyl radicals. The 4-POBN-pentyl radical adduct was also detected in the reaction mixture of 13-hydroperoxy-linoleic acid, soybean lipoxygenase, and 4-POBN, indicating that the pentyl radical and pentenyl radical are formed by the decomposition of the hydroperoxides.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Iwahashi
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Albro
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: McGown
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Tomer
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Mason
mesh_terms: D001095:Arachidonic Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004578:Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy; D005609:Free Radicals; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000378:metabolism*; D019787:Linoleic Acid; D008041:Linoleic Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D008042:Linolenic Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D008084:Lipoxygenase / Q000378:metabolism*; D009589:Nitrogen Oxides / Q000378:metabolism*; D011725:Pyridines; D013025:Glycine max / Q000201:enzymology*; D013113:Spin Labels
chemical_list: D001095:Arachidonic Acids; D005609:Free Radicals; D008041:Linoleic Acids; D008042:Linolenic Acids; D009589:Nitrogen Oxides; D011725:Pyridines; D013113:Spin Labels; C043438:alpha-(4-pyridyl-1-oxide)-N-tert-butylnitrone; D019787:Linoleic Acid; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D008084:Lipoxygenase