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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-2-23
pubmed:abstractText
Glutathione peroxidases and their mimics, e.g., ebselen or diaryl tellurides, efficiently reduce peroxynitrite/peroxynitrous acid (ONOO-/ONOOH) to nitrite and protect against oxidation and nitration reactions. Here, we report the second-order rate constant for the reaction of the reduced form of glutathione peroxidase (GPx) with peroxynitrite as (8.0 +/- 0.8) x 10(6) M-1 s-1 (per GPx tetramer) at pH 7.4 and 25 degreesC. The rate constant for oxidized GPx is about 10 times lower, (0.7 +/- 0.2) x 10(6) M-1 s-1. On a selenium basis, the rate constant for reduced GPx is similar to that obtained previously for ebselen. The data support the conclusion that GPx can exhibit a biological function by acting as a peroxynitrite reductase.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0893-228X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1398-401
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Kinetic study of the reaction of glutathione peroxidase with peroxynitrite.
pubmed:affiliation
Institut für Physiologische Chemie I, Heinrich-Heine-Universität D usseldorf, Postfach 101007, D-40001 Düsseldorf, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't