title: Spin trapping study of superoxide production in ferrous ion oxidation.
abstract: The oxidation of Fe2+ was investigated by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spin trapping techniques with N-t-butyl-alpha-phenylnitrone (PBN) and dimethyl sulfoxide. Under pure oxygen, the spin adduct PBN/.OCH3 was rapidly generated by the addition of Fe2+ (0.2-1.2 mM) into phosphate buffer containing ethylenediaminetetraacetate (EDTA), dimethyl sulfoxide and PBN at pH 7.4, but it decayed. The decay process of PBN/.OCH3 consists of two components. The fast decay was dependent on Fe2+ concentration. Another was due to destruction of the spin adduct by superoxide anion (.O2-), because superoxide dismutase (SOD) markedly prevented the decay. Catalase decreased the yield of PBN/.OCH3. When Fe(3+)-EDTA and ascorbate were used instead of Fe(2+)-EDTA, similar phenomena were detected. These results demonstrate that Fe2+ reacts with O2 to generate .O2-, then H2O2, which produces .CH3 by the reaction with Fe2+ and dimethyl sulfoxide. The .OCH3 radical results from the reaction between .CH3 and O2. The adduct PBN/.OCH3 decays by the reaction with Fe2+ and .O2-.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Medical School, Osaka University, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kosaka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shiga
mesh_terms: D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000737:chemistry; D004492:Edetic Acid / Q000737:chemistry; D004578:Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy; D005296:Ferrous Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry; D013113:Spin Labels; D013481:Superoxides / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D005296:Ferrous Compounds; D013113:Spin Labels; D013481:Superoxides; D004492:Edetic Acid; D001205:Ascorbic Acid; D010100:Oxygen