title: Pathways of arachidonic acid peroxyl radical reactions and product formation with guanine radicals.
abstract: Peroxyl radicals were derived from the one-electron oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids by sulfate radicals that were generated by the photodissociation of peroxodisulfate anions in air-equilibrated aqueous solutions. Reactions of these peroxyl and neutral guanine radicals, also generated by oxidation with sulfate radicals, were investigated by laser kinetic spectroscopy, and the guanine oxidation products were identified by HPLC and mass spectrometry methods. Sulfate radicals rapidly oxidize arachidonic (ArAc), linoleic (LnAc), and palmitoleic (PmAc) acids with similar rate constants, (2-4) x 10 (9) M (-1) s (-1). The C-centered radicals derived from the oxidation of ArAc and LnAc include nonconjugated Rn(.) ( approximately 80%) and conjugated bis-allylic Rba(.) ( approximately 20%) radicals. The latter were detectable in the absence of oxygen by their prominent, narrow absorption band at 280 nm. The Rn(.) radicals of ArAc (containing three bis-allylic sites) transform to the Rba(.) radicals via an intramolecular H-atom abstraction [rate constant (7.5 +/- 0.7) x 10 (4) s (-1)]. In contrast, the Rn(.) radicals of LnAc that contain only one bis-allylic site do not transform intramolecularly to the Rba(.) radicals. In the case of PmAc, which contains only one double bond, the Rba(.) radicals are not observed. The Rn(.) radicals of PmAc rapidly combine with oxygen with a rate constant of (3.8 +/- 0.4) x 10(9) M(-1) s(-1). The Rba(.) radicals of ArAc are less reactive and react with oxygen with a rate constant of (2.2 +/- 0.2) x 10 (8) M (-1) s (-1). The ArAc peroxyl radicals formed spontaneously eliminate superoxide radical anions [rate constant = (3.4 +/- 0.3) x 10 (4) M (-1) s (-1)]. The stable oxidative lesions derived from the 2',3',5'-tri- O-acetylguanosine or 2',3',5'-tri- O-acetyl-8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanosine radicals and their subsequent reactions with ArAc peroxyl radicals were also investigated. The major products found were the 2,5-diamino-4 H-imidazolone (Iz), dehydroguanidinohydantoin (Gh ox), and diastereomeric spiroiminodihydantoin (Sp) nucleosides from 2',3',5'-tri- O-acetylguanosine and the Gh ox and Sp nucleosides from 2',3',5'-tri- O-acetyl-8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanosine. In air-saturated aqueous solutions, covalent alkylated guanine adducts were not detected.
authors.affiliation: Chemistry Department and Radiation and Solid State Laboratory, 31 Washington Place, New York University, New York, NY 10003-5180, USA.
authors.forename: Conor
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Crean
authors.forename: Nicholas E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Geacintov
authors.forename: Vladimir
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Shafirovich
mesh_terms: D016718:Arachidonic Acid / Q000737:chemistry*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D005229:Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated / Q000737:chemistry; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / Q000737:chemistry; D005609:Free Radicals / Q000737:chemistry*; D006147:Guanine / Q000737:chemistry*; D019787:Linoleic Acid / Q000737:chemistry; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010545:Peroxides / Q000737:chemistry*; D010782:Photolysis; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D005229:Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; D005609:Free Radicals; D010545:Peroxides; C008757:palmitoleic acid; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D006147:Guanine; D019787:Linoleic Acid