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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2-3
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-9-27
pubmed:abstractText
It has recently been reported that bilirubin forms a complex with Cu(II). In this paper we show that the formation of the complex results in the reduction of Cu(II) to Cu(I) and the redox cycling of the metal gives rise to the formation of reactive oxygen species, particularly hydroxyl radical. The bilirubin-Cu(II) complex causes strand breakage in calf thymus DNA and supercoiled plasmid DNA. Cu(I) was shown to be an essential intermediate in the DNA cleavage reaction by using the Cu(I) specific sequestering reagent neocuproine. Bilirubin-Cu(II) produced hydroxyl radical and the involvement of active oxygen species was established by the inhibition of DNA breakage by various oxygen radical quenchers.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
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pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0006-3002
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
5
pubmed:volume
1428
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
201-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Bilirubin-Cu(II) complex degrades DNA.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202 002, India.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't