title: 6-Deoxy-6-fluoro-L-ascorbic acid: crystal structure and oxidative degradation.
abstract: Ascorbic acid and its oxidation products have been implicated in non-enzymatic modification of proteins in aging and diseases of oxidative stress. We have studied the feasibility of using 6-deoxy-6-fluoroascorbic acid (6) for identification of ascorbic acid degradation products by 19F NMR spectroscopy. Crystals of compound 6 from nitromethane belonged to the space group P2(1) with a = 5.547(2), b = 6.769(3), c = 9.302(2) A, beta = 91.80(3) degrees and Z = 2. Atomic coordinates, bond lengths and angles, hydrogen coordinates, anisotropic and isotropic displacement parameters were similar if not identical with those of native ascorbic acid. Similarly, UV properties and oxidation kinetics by CuCl2 at different pH values were essentially identical with ascorbic acid. Using 750 MHz 19F NMR spectroscopy, five to six new fluorinated products were detected after overnight oxidation of 6 with Cu2+, suggesting that 6 may be a powerful and sensitive tool for assessment of its catabolism in vivo.
authors: Institute of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Madaj
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Nishikawa
authors: V P
authors: VP
authors: Reddy
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Rinaldi
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Kurata
authors: V M
authors: VM
authors: Monnier
mesh_terms: D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D015415:Biomarkers; D003300:Copper / Q000494:pharmacology; D003460:Crystallization; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007700:Kinetics; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; C076401:6-deoxy-6-fluoroascorbic acid; D003300:Copper; D001205:Ascorbic Acid; C029892:cupric chloride