title: Kinetic analysis of the role of histidine chloramines in hypochlorous acid mediated protein oxidation.
abstract: Hypochlorous acid (HOCl) is a powerful oxidant generated from H(2)O(2) and chloride ions by the heme enzyme myeloperoxidase (MPO) released from activated leukocytes. In addition to its potent antibacterial effects, excessive HOCl production can lead to host tissue damage, with this implicated in human diseases such as atherosclerosis, cystic fibrosis, and arthritis. HOCl reacts rapidly with biological materials, with proteins being major targets. Chlorinated amines (chloramines) formed from Lys and His side chains and alpha-amino groups on proteins are major products of these reactions; these materials are however also oxidants and can undergo further reactions. In this study, the kinetics of reaction of His side-chain chloramines with other protein components have been investigated by UV/visible spectroscopy and stopped flow methods at pH 7.4 and 22 degrees C, using the chloramines of the model compound 4-imidazoleacetic acid and N-alpha-acetyl-histidine. The second-order rate constants decrease in a similar order (Cys > Met > disulfide bonds > Trp approximately alpha-amino > Lys >> Tyr > backbone amides > Arg) to the corresponding reactions of HOCl, but are typically 5-25 times slower. These rate constants are consistent with His side-chain chloramines being important secondary oxidants in HOCl-mediated damage. These studies suggest that formation and subsequent reactions of His side-chain chloramines may be responsible for the targeted secondary modification of selected protein residues by HOCl that has previously been observed experimentally and highlight the importance of chloramine structure on their subsequent reactivity.
authors.affiliation: The Heart Research Institute, 145 Missenden Road, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia. d.pattison@hri.org.au
authors.forename: David I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Pattison
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Davies
mesh_terms: D000577:Amides / Q000737:chemistry; D000588:Amines / Q000737:chemistry; D015119:Aminocaproic Acid / Q000737:chemistry; D001120:Arginine / Q000737:chemistry; D002700:Chloramines / Q000737:chemistry*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D005998:Glycine / Q000737:chemistry; D006639:Histidine / Q000737:chemistry*; D006997:Hypochlorous Acid / Q000737:chemistry*; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000737:chemistry; D007700:Kinetics; D008239:Lysine / Q000737:chemistry; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D011487:Protein Conformation; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000577:Amides; D000588:Amines; D002700:Chloramines; D007093:Imidazoles; C120612:N(alpha)-acetylhistidine methyl ester; D009842:Oligopeptides; D014443:Tyrosine; D006639:Histidine; D006997:Hypochlorous Acid; D001120:Arginine; C005954:imidazoleacetic acid; D008239:Lysine; C030816:chloramine; D005998:Glycine; D015119:Aminocaproic Acid