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Redox Reactions of Thiol Free Radicals with the Antioxidants Ascorbate and Chlorpromazine: Role in Radioprotection
Tamba, Maurizio,O'Neill, Peter
, p. 1681 - 1685 (2007/10/02)
The interaction of the thiyl radical from glutathione, GS*, and its corresponding peroxyl radical adduct, GSO2*, with the reducing agents, ascorbate and chlorpromazine, have been studied in aqueous solution at pH 5.0-5.5 using the technique of pulse radiolysis with spectrophotometric detection.The rate constants determined for interaction of GS* with ascorbate and chlorpromazine are 5.4 * 108 and 9.0 * 108 dm3 mol-1 respectively.The reaction is thought to proceed via an electron transfer process.Further, the redox potential of GS*/GSH at pH 5.0 is estimated to be 0.91 V.In the presence of different concentrations of oxygen, it has been established that GSO2*, as observed at 540 nm, interacts with ascorbate and chloropromazine by electron transfer with rate constants of 2.1 * 108 and 5.0 * 108 dm3 mol-1 s-1 respectively.From these kinetic observations it is inferred that GSO2* is a weaker oxidant than GS*.From these findings the role of these glutathione radicals should be taken into account when considering the biological role of thiols in oxidative damage in biological systems.