title: Detection and characterization of hydroxyl radical adducts by mass spectrometry.
abstract: The study of the influence of free radicals in the biological process depends primarily on the capacity to detect these reactive species. In this work we have studied the application of mass spectrometry to the identification of hydroxyl radical species. The detection and identification by collisional activation mass-analyzed ion kinetic energy spectrometry (CA-MIKES) of a spin adduct of DMPO with the hydroxyl radical [(DMPO + O) + H]+ (m/z 130) has demonstrated that mass spectrometry can be a powerful tool in the detection and identification of spin adducts of DMPO with hydroxyl radical species. We were also able to detect the capture of secondary free radicals using ethanol by detecting and identifying the corresponding adduct [(DMPO + ethanol) + H]+. Other spin adducts have also been detected and identified. We consider that the use of mass spectrometry is a relevant technique for the detection of free hydroxyl radicals, especially in complex mixtures, since mass spectrometry is able to discriminate these adducts in such situations. Moreover, using this approach, it was possible to identify new spin adducts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Portugal. pedrom@dq.ua.pt
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Domingues
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Domingues
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Amado
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Ferrer-Correia
mesh_terms: D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide / Q000737:chemistry; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000737:chemistry; D017665:Hydroxyl Radical / Q000737:chemistry*; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D016339:Spectrometry, Mass, Fast Atom Bombardment; D019097:Spin Trapping
chemical_list: D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D017665:Hydroxyl Radical; D003300:Copper; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide