The epinephrine assay for superoxide: Why dopamine does not work

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 381, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 142-147

  Alhasan, Roba ^a   Njus, David ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Catecholamines; Dopamine; Epinephrine; Reaction kinetics; Superoxide

Indexed keywords

NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; QUINONE; REACTION KINETICS;

BACK REACTION; CATECHOLAMINES; COLORED PRODUCTS; DISPROPORTIONATIONS; DOPAMINE; EPINEPHRINE; KINETIC ANALYSIS; SUPEROXIDES;

AMINES;

ADRENALIN; ADRENOCHROME; CATECHOLAMINE; DOPAMINE; OXYGEN; SEMIQUINONE; SUPEROXIDE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME METABOLISM; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 49049093183     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: 10960309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2008.06.030     Document Type: Article

References (24)

1. Misra H.P., and Fridovich I. The role of superoxide anion in the autoxidation of epinephrine and a simple assay for superoxide dismutase. J. Biol. Chem. 247 (1972) 3170-3175
2. Tarpey M.M., and Fridovich I. Methods of detection of vascular reactive species: nitric oxide, superoxide, hydrogen peroxide, and peroxynitrite. Circ. Res. 89 (2001) 224-236
3. Boveris A., Alvarez S., Bustamante J., and Valdez L. Measurement of superoxide radical and hydrogen peroxide production in isolated cells and subcellular organelles. Methods Enzymol. 349 (2002) 280-287
4. Heikkila R.E., and Cabbat F. A sensitive assay for superoxide dismutase based on the autoxidation of 6-hydroxydopamine. Anal. Biochem. 75 (1976) 356-362
5. Sun M., and Zigman S. An improved spectrophotometric assay for superoxide dismutase based on epinephrine autoxidation. Anal. Biochem. 90 (1978) 81-89
6. Akpinar D., Yargicoglu P., Derin N., Aslan M., and Agar A. Effect of aminoguanidine on visual evoked potentials (VEPs), antioxidant status, and lipid peroxidation in rats exposed to chronic restraint stress. Brain Res. 1186 (2007) 87-94
7. Katiyar S.K., and Meeran S.M. Obesity increases the risk of UV radiation-induced oxidative stress and activation of MAPK and NF-κB signaling, Free Radic. Biol. Med. 42 (2007) 299-310
8. Liang L.P., Huang J., Fulton R., Day B.J., and Patel M. An orally active catalytic metalloporphyrin protects against 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1, 2, 3, 6-tetrahydropyridine neurotoxicity in vivo. J. Neurosci. 27 (2007) 4326-4333
9. de Oliveira M.R., and Silvestrin R.B. T. Mello e Souza, J. C. F. Moreira, Therapeutic vitamin A doses increase the levels of markers of oxidative insult in substantia nigra and decrease locomotory and exploratory activity in rats after acute and chronic supplementation, Neurochem. Res. 33 (2008) 378-383
10. Jesudason E.P., Masilamoni J.G., Ashok B.S., Baben B., Arul V., Jesudoss K.S., Jebaraj W.C.E., Dhandayuthapani S., Vignesh S., and Jayakumar R. Inhibitory effects of short-term administration of dl-α-lipoic acid on oxidative vulnerability induced by Aβ amyloid fibrils (25-35) in mice, Mol. Cell Biochem. 311 (2008) 145-156
11. Singh V.K., and Patel D.K. Jyoti, S. Ram, N. Mathur, M. K. J. Siddiqui, Blood levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in children and their association with oxidative stress indices: an Indian perspective. Clin. Biochem. 41 (2008) 152-161
12. Hawley M.D., Tatawawadi S.V., Piekarski S., and Adams R.N. Electrochemical studies of the oxidation pathways of catecholamines. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 89 (1967) 447-450
13. Graham D.G. Oxidative pathways for catecholamines in the genesis of neuromelanin and cytotoxic quinones. Mol. Pharmacol. 14 (1978) 633-643
14. Zhang F., and Dryhurst G. Oxidation chemistry of dopamine: possible insights into the age-dependent loss of dopaminergic nigrostriatal neurons. Bioorg. Chem. 21 (1993) 392-410
15. Li G.L., Zhang H., Sader F., Vadhavkar N., and Njus D. Oxidation of 4-methylcatechol: implications for the oxidation of catecholamines. Biochemistry 46 (2007) 6978-6983
16. Boveris A. Determination of the production of superoxide radicals and hydrogen peroxide in mitochondria. Methods Enzymol. 105 (1984) 429-435
17. Tse D.C.S., McCreery R.L., and Adams R.N. Potential oxidative pathways of brain catecholamines. J. Med. Chem. 19 (1976) 37-40
18. Bielski B.H.J., and Allen A.O. Mechanism of the disproportionation of superoxide radicals. J. Phys. Chem. 81 (1977) 1048-1050
19. Bors W., Michel C., Saran M., and Lengfelder E. The involvement of oxygen radicals during the autoxidation of adrenalin. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 540 (1978) 162-172
20. Richter W., and Waddell W.H. Mechanism of the oxidation of dopamine by the hydroxyl radical in aqueous solution. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 105 (1983) 5434-5440
21. Marcus R.A. Chemical and electrochemical electron-transfer theory. Annu. Rev. Phys. Chem. 15 (1963) 155-196
22. Marcus R.A., and Sutin N. Electron transfers in chemistry and biology. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 811 (1985) 265-322
23. Meisel D., and Fessenden R.W. Electron exchange and electron transfer of semiquinones in aqueous solution. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 98 (1976) 7505-7510
24. Young T.E., and Babbitt B.W. Electrochemical study of the oxidation of α-methyldopamine, α-methylnoradrenaline, and dopamine. J. Org. Chem. 48 (1983) 562-566