Formation of TEMPOL-hydroxylamine during reaction between TEMPOL and hydroxyl radical: HPLC/ECD study

Free Radic Res. 2008 May;42(5):505-12. doi: 10.1080/10715760802112809.

Abstract

Nitroxyl radicals are important antioxidants that have been used to protect animal tissues from oxidative damage. Their reaction with hydroxyl radical ((*)OH) is generally accepted to be the mechanism of antioxidant function. However, the direct interaction of nitroxyl radicals with (*)OH does not always provide a satisfactory explanation in various pH, because the concentration of hydrogen ion may affect the generation of secondary (*)OH-derived radicals. In the present study, it was confirmed that the reaction between 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-N-oxyl (TEMPOL) and (*)OH generated TEMPOL-hydroxylamine, 4-oxo-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-N-oxyl (TEMPON) and TEMPON-hydroxylamine using HPLC coupled with electrochemical detection. In the absence of NADH, TEMPOL-H may be generated by the reaction with secondary (*)OH-derived radicals in acidic condition. In the presence of NADH, a large proportion of the non-paramagnetic products was TEMPOL-H. Finally, it was clarified that TEMPOL-H was generated during dopamine metabolism, which is believed to be one of the (*)OH sources in pathological processes such as Parkinson's disease.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antioxidants / metabolism
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / methods*
  • Cyclic N-Oxides / pharmacology*
  • Dopamine / metabolism
  • Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Free Radicals
  • Humans
  • Hydrogen / chemistry
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Hydroxyl Radical*
  • Hydroxylamines / chemistry*
  • Nitric Oxide / chemistry
  • Piperidines / chemistry
  • Spin Labels
  • Triacetoneamine-N-Oxyl / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Antioxidants
  • Cyclic N-Oxides
  • Free Radicals
  • Hydroxylamines
  • Piperidines
  • Spin Labels
  • Triacetoneamine-N-Oxyl
  • Nitric Oxide
  • Hydroxyl Radical
  • 1-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-oxopiperidine
  • Hydrogen
  • tempol
  • Dopamine