Synthesis, Detection, and Metabolism of Pyridone Ribosides, Products of NAD Overoxidation

Chem Res Toxicol. 2024 Feb 19;37(2):248-258. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.3c00264. Epub 2024 Jan 10.

Abstract

Pyridone-containing adenine dinucleotides, ox-NAD, are formed by overoxidation of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) and exist in three distinct isomeric forms. Like the canonical nucleosides, the corresponding pyridone-containing nucleosides (PYR) are chemically stable, biochemically versatile, and easily converted to nucleotides, di- and triphosphates, and dinucleotides. The 4-PYR isomer is often reported with its abundance increasing with the progression of metabolic diseases, age, cancer, and oxidative stress. Yet, the pyridone-derived nucleotides are largely under-represented in the literature. Here, we report the efficient synthesis of the series of ox-NAD and pyridone nucleotides and measure the abundance of ox-NAD in biological specimens using liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (LC-MS). Overall, we demonstrate that all three forms of PYR and ox-NAD are found in biospecimens at concentrations ranging from nanomolar to midmicromolar and that their presence affects the measurements of NAD(H) concentrations when standard biochemical redox-based assays are applied. Furthermore, we used liver extracts and 1H NMR spectrometry to demonstrate that each ox-NAD isomer can be metabolized to its respective PYR isomer. Together, these results suggest a need for a better understanding of ox-NAD in the context of human physiology since these species are endogenous mimics of NAD+, the key redox cofactor in metabolism and bioenergetics maintenance.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Energy Metabolism
  • Humans
  • NAD* / metabolism
  • Nucleosides / metabolism
  • Nucleotides* / metabolism
  • Pyridones

Substances

  • NAD
  • Nucleotides
  • Nucleosides
  • Pyridones