title: Voltammetry of hypoxic cells radiosensitizer etanidazole radical anion in water.
abstract: Cytotoxic properties of radiosensitizers are due to the fact that, in the metabolic pathway, these compounds undergo one-electron reduction to generate radical anions. In this study we focused our interest on the electrochemical transfer of the first electron on radiosensitizer Etanidazole (ETN) and, consequently, on the ETN radical-anion formation in the buffered aqueous media. ETN was electrochemically treated in the broad pH range at various scan rates. Three reduction peaks and one oxidation peak were found. At strong alkaline pH the four-electron reduction peak was separated into one-electron and three-electron reductions. Under these conditions the standard rate constant k(0) for the redox couple ETN-NO(2)+e(-) <--> ETN-NO(2)(*-) was calculated. Moreover, the value of a so called E(7)(1) potential that accounts for the energy necessary to transfer the first electron to an electroactive group at pH=7 in aqueous medium to form a radical anion was also determined. The obtained value of E(7)(1) indicates that lower energy compared to the other possible chemical radiosensitizers is necessary for the system to transfer the first electron to ETN. On the other hand, the necessity of the strong alkaline pH may decrease the ability of ETN to act as hypoxic radiosensitizer in the human body.
authors.affiliation: J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Dolejskova 3, 182 23 Prague, Czech Republic. miroslav.gal@jh-inst.cas.cz
authors.forename: Miroslav
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gál
authors.forename: Magdaléna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hromadová
authors.forename: Lubomír
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pospísil
authors.forename: Ján
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Híves
authors.forename: Romana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sokolová
authors.forename: Viliam
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kolivoska
authors.forename: Jana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bulícková
mesh_terms: D000838:Anions / Q000737:chemistry; D015687:Cell Hypoxia; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D004563:Electrochemistry; D004579:Electron Transport; D017341:Etanidazole / Q000737:chemistry*; D005609:Free Radicals / Q000737:chemistry; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007700:Kinetics; D011838:Radiation-Sensitizing Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000838:Anions; D005609:Free Radicals; D011838:Radiation-Sensitizing Agents; D014867:Water; D017341:Etanidazole