A THERMODYNAMIC APPRAISAL OF THE RADICAL SINK HYPOTHESIS

被引:52
作者
KOPPENOL, WH
机构
[1] LOUISIANA STATE UNIV,DEPT CHEM,BATON ROUGE,LA 70803
[2] LOUISIANA STATE UNIV,DEPT BIOCHEM,BATON ROUGE,LA 70803
关键词
SUPEROXIDE FORMATION IN CELL; GLUTATHIONE RADICAL SCAVENGER; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; ANTIOXIDANT DEFENSE; THERMODYNAMICS; REDUCTION POTENTIALS; FREE RADICALS;
D O I
10.1016/0891-5849(93)90513-T
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Analysis of the radical sink hypothesis (C. C. Winterbourn, preceding paper) shows that all reactions are energetically feasible. The process is made irreversible by the formation of superoxide from the GSSG.- anion, which is an extremely favourable reaction, -31 kcal/mol. The overall process has a Gibbs energy change of approximately -50 kcal/mol, depending on the radical that is being ''repaired'' by glutathione.
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