title: Lipid peroxidation induced by the Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase and hydrogen peroxide system.
abstract: Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase (SOD) can catalyze hydroxyl radical generation using H2O2 as a substrate. Lipid peroxidation induced by the Cu,Zn-SOD and H2O2 system was investigated. When linoleic acids micelles or phosphatidylcholine liposomes were incubated with Cu,Zn-SOD and H2O2, lipid peroxidation was gradually increased in a time-dependent manner. The extent of lipid peroxidation was proportional to Cu,Zn-SOD and H2O2 concentrations. Hydroxyl radical scavengers and copper chelator inhibited lipid peroxidation induced by the Cu,Zn-SOD and H2O2 system. These results suggest that lipid peroxidation is mediated by the Cu,Zn-SOD and H2O2 system via the generation of hydroxyl radicals by a combination of the peroxidative reaction of Cu,Zn-SOD and the Fenton-like reaction of free copper released from oxidatively damaged SOD.
mesh_terms: D003300:Copper; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000378:metabolism*; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000378:metabolism; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000378:metabolism*; D015032:Zinc