13-hydroperoxy-9-11-octadecadienoic-acid and ferric-chloride

The ESR spin-trapping technique was employed to investigate the reaction of rabbit cytochrome P-450 1A2 (P450) with linoleic acid hydroperoxide. This system was compared with chemical systems where FeSO4 or FeCl3 was used in place of P450. The spin trap 5, 5'-dimethyl-1-pyrroline N-oxide (DMPO) was employed to detect and identify radical species. The DMPO adducts of hydroxyl, O2-., peroxyl, methyl and acyl radicals were detected in the P450 system. The reaction did not require NADPH-cytochrome P-450 reductase or NADPH. The same DMPO-radical adducts were detected in the FeSO4 system. Only DMPO-.OH radical adduct and carbon-centred radical adducts were detected in the FeCl3 system. Peroxyl radical production was completely O2-dependent. We propose that polyunsaturated fatty acids are initially reduced to form alkoxyl radicals, which then undergo intramolecular rearrangement to form epoxyalkyl radicals. Each epoxyalkyl radical reacts with O2, forming a peroxyl radical. Subsequent unimolecular decomposition of this peroxyl radical eliminates O2-. radical.

Topics: Animals; Chlorides; Computer Simulation; Cyclic N-Oxides; Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A2; Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy; Ferric Compounds; Ferrous Compounds; Free Radicals; Ligands; Linoleic Acids; Lipid Peroxides; Models, Chemical; Rabbits; Reactive Oxygen Species; Spin Labels