The dependence of α-tocopheroxyl radical reduction by hydroxy-2,3-diarylxanthones on structure and micro-environment.
The flavonoid quercetin is known to reduce the α-tocopheroxyl radical (˙TocO) and reconstitute α-tocopherol (TocOH). Structurally related polyphenolic compounds, hydroxy-2,3-diarylxanthones (XH), exhibit antioxidant activity which exceeds that of quercetin in biological systems. In the present study repair of ˙TocO by a series of these XH has been evaluated using pulse radiolysis. It has been shown that, among the studied XH, only 2,3-bis(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-9H-xanthen-9-one (XH9) reduces ˙TocO, though repair depends strongly on the micro-environment. In cationic cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) micelles, 30% of ˙TocO radicals are repaired at a rate constant of ~7.4 × 10(6) M(-1) s(-1) by XH9 compared to 1.7 × 10(7) M(-1) s(-1) by ascorbate. Water-soluble Trolox (TrOH) radicals (˙TrO) are restored by XH9 in CTAB (rate constant ~3 × 10(4) M(-1) s(-1)) but not in neutral TX100 micelles where only 15% of ˙TocO are repaired (rate constant ~4.5 × 10(5) M(-1) s(-1)). In basic aqueous solutions ˙TrO is readily reduced by deprotonated XH9 species leading to ionized XH9 radical species (radical pK(a) ~10). An equilibrium is observed (K = 130) yielding an estimate of 130 mV for the reduction potential of the [˙X9,H(+)/XH9] couple at pH 11, lower than the 250 mV for the [˙TrO,H(+)/TrOH] couple. A comparable value (100 mV) has been determined by cyclic voltammetry measurements.
NSERM U1088, Laboratoire de Biochimie, CHU Amiens-Hôpital Nord, place Victor Pauchet, F-80054 Amiens Cedex 1, France. morliere.patrice@chu-amiens.fr
Patrice
P
Morlière
Larry K
LK
Patterson
Clementina M M
CM
Santos
Artur M S
AM
Silva
Jean-Claude
JC
Mazière
Paulo
P
Filipe
Ana
A
Gomes
Eduarda
E
Fernandes
M Beatriz Q
MB
Garcia
René
R
Santus
D000975:Antioxidants / Q000737:chemistry*; D000077286:Cetrimonium; D002593:Cetrimonium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D005609:Free Radicals / Q000737:chemistry*; D008823:Micelles; D017830:Octoxynol / Q000737:chemistry; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000737:chemistry*; D044004:Xanthones / Q000737:chemistry*; D024502:alpha-Tocopherol / Q000737:chemistry
D000975:Antioxidants; D002593:Cetrimonium Compounds; D005609:Free Radicals; D008823:Micelles; D044004:Xanthones; C066323:tocopheroxy radical; D014810:Vitamin E; D017830:Octoxynol; D024502:alpha-Tocopherol; D000077286:Cetrimonium