Alteration of the microwave saturation behaviour after heat treatment in electron spin resonance studies of free radicals produced in DL-valine by X-irradiation

1968 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerd Henning Schnepel
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Free Radicals ◽  
Electron Spin Resonance ◽  
Electron Spin ◽  
Spin Resonance ◽  
X Irradiation

Über die Radikalkonzentration von Rattenleber-Mitochondrien in Abhängigkeit von verschiedenen Faktoren

1968 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 798-803 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Waldschmidt ◽  
H. Mönig ◽  
J. Schole
Keyword(s):  
Free Radicals ◽  
Electron Spin Resonance ◽  
Electron Spin ◽  
Mitochondrial Protein ◽  
Yeast Cells ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Resonance Spectroscopy ◽  
Control Value ◽  
Spin Resonance ◽  
X Irradiation

The concentration of free radicals in freshly prepared ratliver-mitochondria was investigated under different conditions with the aid of electron spin resonance spectroscopy. The electron spin resonance signal at g=2.004 was measured at 77 °K and related to the weight in milligrams of mitochondrial protein. The concentration of free radicals increases with rising body weight or, in other words, with decreasing growth rate of the animals. A plateau is reached with about 1013 radicalcenters per mg protein for grown animals. The concentration of free radicals is 150% of the control value after fasting for 24 hours, whereas it is below the detectable level in cells of ascites hepatoma. We conclude that the concentration of free radicals determined at g = 2.004 is a function of mitochondrial activity. After whole body x-irradiation with a dose of 900 R, a significant decrease of 20% of the signal amplitude was measured. Increasing the dose to 1800 R did not decrease the radical concentration further. These results might be connected with the diminished activity of some flavin enzymes observed in liver mitochondria after x-irradiation in vivo. In further experiments we have incubated the mitochondria in vitro with various inhibitors of flavin enzymes. The individual inhibitors (ammonium-ions, KCN, acetonitrile, glucose) and also malonate reduce the concentration of free radicals to 80% of the control value in the mean if the particles are incubated at 37 °C for 5 minutes. The effect of malonate adds to the effects of the other inhibitors. The inhibitory effect of 2,4-dinitrophenol develops only after a longer incubation time. These results are discussed in connection with the influence of the same inhibitors on the Pasteureffect of yeast cells. Some specific inhibitors of the respiratory chain (Amytal, antimycin A, oligomycin) also diminish the concentration of free radicals.

scholarly journals Estimation of the Postmortem Duration of Mouse Tissue by Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Shinobu Ito ◽  
Tomohisa Mori ◽  
Hideko Kanazawa ◽  
Toshiko Sawaguchi
Keyword(s):  
Free Radicals ◽  
Electron Spin Resonance ◽  
Electron Spin ◽  
Spin Trap ◽  
Detection Sensitivity ◽  
Mouse Tissue ◽  
Spin Adduct ◽  
Simple Method ◽  
Oxidation Stress ◽  
Spin Resonance

Electron spin resonance (ESR) method is a simple method for detecting various free radicals simultaneously and directly. However, ESR spin trap method is unsuited to analyze weak ESR signals in organs because of water-induced dielectric loss (WIDL). To minimize WIDL occurring in biotissues and to improve detection sensitivity to free radicals in tissues, ESR cuvette was modified and used with 5,5-dimethtyl-1-pyrroline N-oxide (DMPO). The tissue samples were mouse brain, hart, lung, liver, kidney, pancreas, muscle, skin, and whole blood, where various ESR spin adduct signals including DMPO-ascorbyl radical (AsA∗), DMPO-superoxide anion radical (OOH), and DMPO-hydrogen radical (H) signal were detected. Postmortem changes in DMPO-AsA∗and DMPO-OOH were observed in various tissues of mouse. The signal peak of spin adduct was monitored until the 205th day postmortem. DMPO-AsA∗in liver (y=113.8–40.7 log (day),R1=-0.779,R2=0.6,P<.001) was found to linearly decrease with the logarithm of postmortem duration days. Therefore, DMPO-AsA∗signal may be suitable for detecting an oxidation stress tracer from tissue in comparison with other spin adduct signal on ESR spin trap method.

Flash-photolysis electron spin resonance in solution studies of free radicals

1984 ◽  
Vol 78 ◽  
pp. 257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher D. Buckley ◽  
Andrew I. Grant ◽  
Keith A. McLauchlan ◽  
Andrew J. D. Ritchie
Keyword(s):  
Free Radicals ◽  
Electron Spin Resonance ◽  
Electron Spin ◽  
Flash Photolysis ◽  
Solution Studies ◽  
Spin Resonance
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