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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1983-12-17
pubmed:abstractText
The autooxidation rate of ascorbic acid (AA) at 10(-5) M under aerobic conditions at pH 7.4 was found to be 1.16 mumol/min/l. A number of compounds at low concentrations were found to inhibit this oxidation rate. These were in order of effectiveness: EDTA (10(-6) M) greater than Mercaptoethanol greater than aminoethyl cysteine, oxidized glutathione greater than glycylglycylhistidine greater than glycylhistidyllysine greater than 3-methyl histidine approximately histidine greater than histamine greater than hypertensin greater than cysteic acid greater than imidazole greater than glutamine greater than hydroxyproline, and lysine. All other amino acids and peptides examined had little or no effect on the autooxidation rate of ascorbic acid. Ascorbate solutions, treated with Chelex-100 (divalent chelating resin) or containing low concentrations of EDTA (10(-7) M) did not show a significant reduction of the rate of autooxidation. Of particular interest was the finding that 3-methyl histidine had a significant inhibitory effect on ascorbic acid oxidation whereas 1-methyl histidine had no effect. These data suggest that ascorbic acid forms complexes with certain compounds and that this interaction stabilizes ascorbic acid against auto-oxidation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0367-8377
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
355-61
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1983
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of amino acids, peptides and related compounds on the autooxidation of ascorbic acid.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study