STUDIES ON THE AEROBIC PHOTOOXIDATION OF CYSTEINE USING RIBOFLAVIN ASA SENSITIZER - EVIDENCE FOR THE PHOTOGENERATION OF A SUPEROXIDE ANIONAND HYDROGEN-PEROXIDE

Authors
SARKAR B DAS U BHATTACHARYYA S BOSE SK
Citation
B. Sarkar et al., STUDIES ON THE AEROBIC PHOTOOXIDATION OF CYSTEINE USING RIBOFLAVIN ASA SENSITIZER - EVIDENCE FOR THE PHOTOGENERATION OF A SUPEROXIDE ANIONAND HYDROGEN-PEROXIDE, Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin, 20(8), 1997, pp. 910-912
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Journal title
Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin → ACNP
ISSN journal
09186158
Volume
20
Issue
8
Year of publication
1997
Pages
910 - 912
Database
ISI
SICI code
0918-6158(1997)20:8<910:SOTAPO>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
The riboflavin sensitized oxidation of cysteine under an aerobic condi tion was investigated, The effects of various scavengers, such as supe roxide dismutase, catalase, mannitol, sodium azide and potassium ferro cyanide (an electron donor), on the photooxidation were determined, A reaction mechanism involving the superoxide anion is proposed for the photooxidation of cysteine to cysteic acid.