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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-9-23
pubmed:abstractText
Pulse radiolysis has been used to study the reactions of 3-hydroxykynurenine and kynurenine with solvated electrons, superoxide radicals, hydroxyl radicals and azide radicals. Both 3-hydroxykynurenine and kynurenine react with solvated electrons with diffusion controlled rate constants (k = 2.5 x 10(10) M-1 s-1 and 2.3 x 10(10) M-1s-1, respectively). Neither compound was observed to react with superoxide radicals under our experimental conditions, an upper limit of 1.2 x 10(5) M-1s-1 for the rate constant of this reaction was estimated for both compounds. However, we do observe that a stable product of autooxidation of 3-hydroxy-kynurenine reacts with superoxide radicals and we calculate a lower limit for the rate of this reaction of 5.8 x 10(6) M-1s-1. Reactions of 3-hydroxykynurenine and kynurenine with hydroxyl radicals proceed with diffusion controlled rate constants (1.2 x 10(10) M-1 s-1 and 1.3 x 10(10) M-1 s-1, respectively). The measured values for the rate constants for reaction of 3-hydroxykynurenine and kynurenine with azide radicals are 2.1 x 10(10) M-1s-1 and 4.8 x 10(9) M-1 s-1, respectively. The differences in these rate constants are attributed to differences in the measured oxidation potentials for 3-hydroxykynurenine (+1.0 V vs. NHE) and kynurenine (+1.15 V vs. NHE).
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0006-3002
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
20
pubmed:volume
1158
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
75-82
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
A pulse radiolysis study of the reactions of 3-hydroxykynurenine and kynurenine with oxidizing and reducing radicals.
pubmed:affiliation
Center for Fast Kinetics Research, University of Texas, Austin.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't