- A spectroscopic investigation of the interaction-between nitrogen monoxide and copper sites of the fungal laccase from Rigidoporus lignosus
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The interaction of NO, with the copper centres of the laccase secreted by Rigidoporus lignosus was studied under both aerobic or anaerobic conditions. The reduction of the T1 site was always observed, as detected by the disappearance of the characteristic optical band at 604 nm (T3 presents probably the same behaviour because of the decreasing of the band at 330 nm) and the absence of its characteristics EPR signal, while T2 undergoes an initial partial and transitory reduction, its EPR signal intensity totally restoring after 24 h interaction. Different magnetic parameters of the T2 site have been detected, evidencing an increase of the hyperfine coupling constant. Furthermore, the number of superhyperfine lines on the fourth line of T2 copper was also found to increase from seven in the native to nine in the NO-treated laccase, this fact implying the coordination of a nitrogenous species to the T2 site. It was also shown that nitrite can be a source of NO, thus, paralleling the behaviour of NO-donor molecules or NO gas, but after longer interaction times. The nitrogenous species coordinated to T2 site is probably NO2-, which arises indirectly by NO oxidation. In order to understand the mechanistic pathway of this interaction, some experiments were also carried out in the presence of azide to study the interaction of NO with this laccase having its trinuclear cluster blocked by the presence of an exogenous ligand as N3-. After the addition of NO-donor molecules to the azide-treated laccase, a new EPR signal appeared at low temperatures, which is ascribable to the partially reduced T3 site, while the T1 and T2 sites were found to be totally reduced. The mechanistic pathway of the NO interaction seems to proceed through the reduction of T1 and T3 copper sites, followed by the coordination of nitrogenous species to T2.
- Bonomo,Castronovo,Santoro
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- Gas-Phase Intercluster Thiyl-Radical Induced C–H Bond Homolysis Selectively Forms Sugar C2-Radical Cations of Methyl D-Glucopyranoside: Isotopic Labeling Studies and Cleavage Reactions
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A suite of isotopologues of methyl D-glucopyranosides is used in conjunction with multistage mass spectrometry experiments to determine the radical site and cleavage reactions of sugar radical cations formed via a recently developed ‘bio-inspired’ method. In the first stage of CID (MS2), collision-induced dissociation (CID) of a protonated noncovalent complex between the sugar and S-nitrosocysteamine, [H3NCH2CH2SNO + M]+, unleashes a thiyl radical via bond homolysis to give the noncovalent radical cation, [H3NCH2CH2S? + M]+. CID (MS3) of this radical cation complex results in dissociation of the noncovalent complex to generate the sugar radical cation. Replacement of all exchangeable OH and NH protons with deuterons reveals that the sugar radical cation is formed in a process involving abstraction of a hydrogen atom from a C–H bond of the sugar coupled with proton transfer to the sugar, to form [M – H? + D+]. Investigation of this process using individual C-D labeled sugars reveals that the main site of H/D abstraction is the C2 position, since only the C2-deuterium labeled sugar yields a dominant [M – D? + H+] product ion. The fragmentation reactions of the distonic sugar radical cation, [M – H?+ H+], were studied by another stage of CID (MS4). 13C-labeling studies revealed that a series of three related fragment ions each contain the C1–C3 atoms; these arise from cross-ring cleavage reactions of the sugar. [Figure not available: see fulltext.].
- Osburn, Sandra,Speciale, Gaetano,Williams, Spencer J.,O’Hair, Richard A. J.
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- Reactivity of sulfur nucleophiles with N-methyl-N-nitroso-p- toluenesulfonamide
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The transfer of the nitroso group from N-methyl-N-nitroso-p- toluenesulfonamide (MNTS) to cysteine (CYS) and 2-aminoethanethiol (AET) has been studied in a pH range between pH = 7 and pH = 13. Kinetic results clearly indicate that both nucleophiles react through the corresponding thiolate to give the corresponding nitrosothiol. The existence of two (AET) or three (CYS) macroscopic acidity constants has been kinctically evidenced and the nitrosation rates of the corresponding bases have been identified. Nitrosation rate constants of the different species present in the reaction medium have been determined and a Bronsted-type plot has been established giving a βnuc value ? 0.08 clearly different from the values of βnuc ? 0.7 obtained in the nitrosation of primary and secondary amines by MNTS. The low βnuc value has been attributed to the need for previous desolvation of the nucleophile.
- Adam,Garcia-Rio,Leis
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- Detailed mechanistic investigation into the S-nitrosation of cysteamine
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The nitrosation of cysteamine (H2NCH2CH 2SH) to produce cysteamine-S-nitrosothiol (CANO) was studied in slightly acidic medium by using nitrous acid prepared in situ. The stoichiometry of the reaction was H2NCH2CH2SH + HNO 2 → H2NCH2CH2SNO + H 2O. On prolonged standing, the nitrosothiol decomposed quantitatively to yield the disulfide, cystamine: 2H2NCH2CH 2SNO → H2NCH2CH2S-SCH 2CH2NH2 + 2NO. NO2 and N 2O3 are not the primary nitrosating agents, since their precursor (NO) was not detected during the nitrosation process. The reaction is first order in nitrous acid, thus implicating it as the major nitrosating agent in mildly acidic pH conditions. Acid catalyzes nitrosation after nitrous acid has saturated, implicating the protonated nitrous acid species, the nitrosonium cation (NO+) as a contributing nitrosating species in highly acidic environments. The acid catalysis at constant nitrous acid concentrations suggests that the nitrosonium cation nitrosates at a much higher rate than nitrous acid. Bimolecular rate constants for the nitrosation of cysteamine by nitrous acid and by the nitrosonium cation were deduced to be 17.9 ± 1.5 (mol/L)-1 s-1 and 6.7 ×104 (mol/L) -1 s-1, respectively. Both Cu(I) and Cu(II) ions were effective catalysts for the formation and decomposition of the cysteamine nitrosothiol. Cu(II) ions could catalyze the nitrosation of cysteamine in neutral conditions, whereas Cu(I) could only catalyze in acidic conditions. Transnitrosation kinetics of CANO with glutathione showed the formation of cystamine and the mixed disulfide with no formation of oxidized glutathione (GSSG). The nitrosation reaction was satisfactorily simulated by a simple reaction scheme involving eight reactions.
- Morakinyo, Moshood K.,Chipinda, Itai,Hettick, Justin,Siegel, Paul D.,Abramson, Jonathan,Strongin, Robert,Martincigh, Bice S.,Simoyi, Reuben H.
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p. 724 - 738
(2013/01/14)
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- Equilibrium and kinetics studies of transnitrosation between S-nitrosothiols and thiols
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Using UV-vis spectrometrical measurements, equilibrium constants for NO transfer between S-nitroso-N-acetyl-penicillamine (SNAP) and different thiols as well as kinetic data for NO transfer from S-nitroso bovine serum albumin (BSANO) to thiols have been obtained. NO transfer from SNAP to other primary/secondary thiols are thermodynamically favorable, whereas other S-nitrosothiols exhibit similar NO transfer potential. The obtained Gibbs free energy, enthalpy and entropy data indicated that NO transfer reactions from SNAP to four thiols are exothermic with entropy loss. The kinetic behavior of BSANO/RSH transfer can be related to both the acidity of sulfhydryl group and the electronic structure in thiol.
- Wang, Kun,Wen, Zhong,Zhang, Wei,Xian, Ming,Cheng, Jin-Pei,Wang, Peng George
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p. 433 - 436
(2007/10/03)
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- NO-Group transfer (transnitrosation) between S-nitrosothiols and thiols. Part 2
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The kinetics of NO-group transfer have been measured for the reaction between a nitrosothiol (HOCH2CH2SNO) and nine thiols, mostly based on the cysteine structure.The reaction is second-order and there is evidence for a steric effect for thiols containing 1,1-dimethyl substituents (penicillamine derivatives).Reaction occurs via the thiolate anion as shown by the pH-rate constant profile, and a full kinetic analysis for the reactions of two thiols (N-acetylcysteine and glutathione) is quantitatively in agreement with this mechanism.Variation of the nitrosothiol structure for reaction with N-acetylcysteine shows that electron-withdrawing substituents in the nitrosothiol promote reaction; there is a similarity with the corresponding reactions of alkyl nitrites.
- Barnett, D.Jonathan,Rios, Ana,Williams, D. Lyn H.
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p. 1279 - 1282
(2007/10/03)
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- Thiolytic decomposition of the carcinogen N-methyl-N′-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine. A change in rate-limiting step with nucleophile basicity controls alkylating activity
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The kinetics of the reaction of seven alkanethiolates with N-methyl-N′-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine over the pH range 3-8.5 at 40 °C, ionic strength 1 M (KCl), are reported. Plots of kobs against total thiol concentration are linear, and the slopes of these plots change as a function of pH. The changes in slope with pH are well-described by a rate law for decomposition of MNNG that is first-order in thiolate ion and first-order in neutral MNNG. Rate constants k2′ for the reaction of the thiolates are determined. There is no significant buffer catalysis of the reactions of any of the thiolates in the pH range studied. In the case of the reactions of propanethiolate and trifluoroethanethiolate, two products, methylnitroguanidine (MNG) and the thiol ((RS)-N-nitroformamidine) adducts 1, were found to account quantitatively (98 ± 3%) for the nitroguanidine skeleton of the starting material. In the case of the other five thiolates, the percent yield of MNG was determined. The yields of MNG are independent of thiolate ion concentration or buffer concentration. The yield of MNG changes from 5% for the reaction of propanethiolate, the most basic thiolate, to 90% for the reaction of pentafluoropropanethiolate, the least basic thiolate. On the basis of the yields of MNG, which indicate the extent of reaction at the nitroso nitrogen for the different thiolates, specific second-order rate constants for the thiolate ion reaction at the nitroso nitrogen, kDN, and for the thiolate ion reaction at the guanidino carbon, kDA, are calculated from the total second-order rate constant, k2′. The plot of log kDN against pKaRSH is linear with a slope βnuc = 0.54 ± 0.02. A similar plot for log kDA shows a downward break with decreasing thiol pKa. The plot is consistent with a reaction that involves an anionic intermediate, T-, the formation of which is rate-limiting for basic thiolates and the decomposition of which is rate-limiting for weakly basic thiolates. Limiting values of βnuc consistent with the data were determined to be βnuc = 0.70 ± 0.12 and 2.4 ± 0.2 for rate-limiting formation and breakdown reactions, respectively. The latter value is attributed to a late transition state for leaving group expulsion with a large imbalance in which C-N double bond formation lags behind leaving group expulsion. The results represent a good chemical model for the recently reported chemoprotective denitrosation reaction between glutathione and MNNG that is catalyzed by a glutathione S-transferase.
- Santala, Taina,Fishbein, James C.
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p. 8852 - 8857
(2007/10/02)
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