A kinetic study on the interaction of deprotonated purine radical cations with amino acids and model peptides

By use of pulse radiolysis techniques, the radical cations of purine nucleotides have been successfully produced by the SO 4 − ion oxidation. Time-resolved spectroscopic evidence is provided that the one-electron-oxidized radicals of dAMP and dGMP can be efficiently repaired by aromatic amino acids...

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Veröffentlicht in:Biophysical chemistry 2001-02, Vol.89 (2), p.193-199
Hauptverfasser: Pan, Jingxi, Lin, Weizhen, Wang, Wenfeng, Han, Zhenhui, Lu, Changyuan, Yao, Side, Lin, Nianyun, Zhu, Dayuan
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Zusammenfassung:By use of pulse radiolysis techniques, the radical cations of purine nucleotides have been successfully produced by the SO 4 − ion oxidation. Time-resolved spectroscopic evidence is provided that the one-electron-oxidized radicals of dAMP and dGMP can be efficiently repaired by aromatic amino acids (including tyrosine and tryptophan) via electron transfer reaction. As a model peptide, Arg-Tyr-AcOH was also investigated with regard to its interaction with deprotonated purine radical cations. The rate constants of the electron transfer reactions were determined to be (1∼5)×10 8 dm 3 mol −1 s −1. These results suggest that the aromatic amino acids in DNA-associated proteins may play some role in electron transfer reactions through DNA.
ISSN:0301-4622
1873-4200
DOI:10.1016/S0301-4622(00)00235-0