STRAND SCISSION IN DNA INDUCED BY L-DOPA IN THE PRESENCE OF CU(II)

被引:45
作者
HUSAIN, S [1 ]
HADI, SM [1 ]
机构
[1] ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIV,FAC LIFE SCI,DEPT BIOCHEM,ALIGARH 202002,UTTAR PRADESH,INDIA
关键词
DNA CLEAVAGE; L-DOPA; COPPER; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;
D O I
10.1016/0014-5793(95)00365-G
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
It has been recently reported that L-DOPA and CuO(II) in the presence of H2O2 leads to extensive DNA damage. In this paper we show that L-DOPA in the presence of CuO alone can cause DNA cleavage through the generation of reactive oxygen species such as the hydroxyl radical. Fluorescence quenching studies indicate that L-DOPA is capable of binding to DNA.
引用
收藏
页码:75 / 78
页数:4
相关论文
共 30 条
[1]  
AHMED MS, 1994, MUTAGENESIS, V3, P193
[2]   DIETARY CARCINOGENS AND ANTICARCINOGENS - OXYGEN RADICALS AND DEGENERATIVE DISEASES [J].
AMES, BN .
SCIENCE, 1983, 221 (4617) :1256-1264
[3]   COPPER-ION-DEPENDENT DAMAGE TO THE BASES IN DNA IN THE PRESENCE OF HYDROGEN-PEROXIDE [J].
ARUOMA, OI ;
HALLIWELL, B ;
GAJEWSKI, E ;
DIZDAROGLU, M .
BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL, 1991, 273 :601-604
[4]   COPPER-DEPENDENT CLEAVAGE OF DNA BY BLEOMYCIN [J].
EHRENFELD, GM ;
SHIPLEY, JB ;
HEIMBROOK, DC ;
SUGIYAMA, H ;
LONG, EC ;
VANBOOM, JH ;
VANDERMAREL, GA ;
OPPENHEIMER, NJ ;
HECHT, SM .
BIOCHEMISTRY, 1987, 26 (03) :931-942
[5]   OXIDATIVE DESTRUCTION OF DNA BY THE ADRIAMYCIN IRON COMPLEX [J].
ELIOT, H ;
GIANNI, L ;
MYERS, C .
BIOCHEMISTRY, 1984, 23 (05) :928-936
[6]   CONTINUOUS MONITORING OF INVITRO OXIDATION OF HUMAN LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN [J].
ESTERBAUER, H ;
STRIEGL, G ;
PUHL, H ;
ROTHENEDER, M .
FREE RADICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS, 1989, 6 (01) :67-75
[7]   STRAND SCISSION IN DNA BY QUERCETIN AND CU(II) - IDENTIFICATION OF FREE-RADICAL INTERMEDIATES AND BIOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF SCISSION [J].
FAZAL, F ;
RAHMAN, A ;
GREENSILL, J ;
AINLEY, K ;
HADI, SM ;
PARISH, JH .
CARCINOGENESIS, 1990, 11 (11) :2005-2008
[8]   MECHANISMS OF MUTATION BY OXIDATIVE DNA DAMAGE - REDUCED FIDELITY OF MAMMALIAN DNA POLYMERASE-BETA [J].
FEIG, DI ;
LOEB, LA .
BIOCHEMISTRY, 1993, 32 (16) :4466-4473
[9]   PROTEIN-BOUND 3,4-DIHYDROXYPHENYLALANINE IS A MAJOR REDUCTANT FORMED DURING HYDROXYL RADICAL DAMAGE TO PROTEINS [J].
GIESEG, SP ;
SIMPSON, JA ;
CHARLTON, TS ;
DUNCAN, MW ;
DEAN, RT .
BIOCHEMISTRY, 1993, 32 (18) :4780-4786
[10]  
HALLIWELL B, 1990, METHOD ENZYMOL, V186, P1