Study on N-Demethylation of N,N-Dimethyl-4-aminoazobenzene and N-Nitrosamines by Prostaglandin H Synthase

1997 ◽  
Vol 62 (6) ◽  
pp. 971-980 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie Stiborová ◽  
Eva Frei ◽  
Heinz H. Schmeiser
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Peroxide ◽  
Arachidonic Acid ◽  
Free Radicals ◽  
Seminal Vesicle ◽  
Oxidation Mechanism ◽  
Maximal Velocity ◽  
Prostaglandin H Synthase ◽  
Michaelis Constant ◽  
Prostaglandin H

The in vitro enzymatic metabolism of carcinogenic N,N-dimethyl-4-aminoazobenzene, N-nitroso-N-methylaniline and N-nitroso-N,N-dimethylamine was investigated using ram seminal vesicle microsomal prostaglandin H synthase. Both N-nitrosamines are not converted by the studied enzyme. Formaldehyde is produced by the prostaglandin H synthase catalyzed reaction from N,N-dimethyl-4-aminoazobenzene. Arachidonic acid and hydrogen peroxide serve as cofactors for the oxidation of N,N-dimethyl-4-aminoazobenzene. The apparent Michaelis constant and the maximal velocity values for N,N-dimethyl-4-aminoazobenzene as a substrate are 64 μmol/l and 51.2 nmol HCHO/min/mg protein, respectively. In addition to formaldehyde, N-methyl-4-aminoazobenzene and 4-aminoazobenzene, two unknown substances are the products of the N,N-dimethyl-4-aminoazobenzene oxidation. The oxidation of N,N-dimethyl-4-aminoazobenzene catalyzed by prostaglandin H synthase is inhibited by glutathione, ascorbate and NADH. The results suggest that prostaglandin H synthase metabolizes N,N-dimethyl-4-aminoazobenzene through a one-electron oxidation mechanism, giving rise to free radicals.

Ibuprofen protects human endothelial cell prostaglandin H synthase from hydrogen peroxide

1996 ◽  
Vol 271 (6) ◽  
pp. C1879-C1886 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. A. Wessels ◽  
S. L. Hempel
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Peroxide ◽  
Endothelial Cells ◽  
Arachidonic Acid ◽  
Endothelial Cell ◽  
Arachidonic Acid Release ◽  
Human Endothelial Cells ◽  
Prostaglandin H Synthase ◽  
Cyclooxygenase Activity ◽  
Acid Release ◽  
Prostaglandin H

Human endothelial cells exposed to H2O2 demonstrate decreased prostacyclin (PGI2) synthesis due to decreased prostaglandin H synthase (PGH synthase) activity. We tested the hypothesis that PGH synthase activity could be protected from H2O2 by a reversible nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug. Experiments demonstrate that ibuprofen if present during H2O2 exposure, protects endothelial cell PGH synthase against the decrease in prostaglandin formation caused by H2O2. Additional studies demonstrated that decreasing arachidonic acid release from cell phospholipids during H2O2 exposure did not protect PGI2 synthesis following H2O2 exposure. In other experiments, ibuprofen did not chelate Fe2+ in a conformation that inhibited the reactivity of Fe2+. In addition, ibuprofen did not scavenge HO. However, we demonstrate that ibuprofen significantly protects purified PGH synthase cyclooxygenase activity from the effects of H2O2. The results confirm the hypothesis. These findings suggest that ibuprofen displaces oxidant species from the cyclooxygenase site of PGH synthase, thereby preventing oxidation of the functional groups important for PGH synthase activity.

To the Mechanism of 2-Nitroanisole Carcinogenicity: in vitro Metabolism of 2-Nitroanisole Mediated by Peroxidasesand Xanthine Oxidase

1998 ◽  
Vol 63 (6) ◽  
pp. 857-869 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie Stiborová ◽  
Heinz H. Schmeiser ◽  
Eva Frei
Keyword(s):  
Horseradish Peroxidase ◽  
Xanthine Oxidase ◽  
Dna Adducts ◽  
Active Oxygen Species ◽  
Radical Mechanism ◽  
Maximal Velocity ◽  
Prostaglandin H Synthase ◽  
Nuclease P1 ◽  
Prostaglandin H

The in vitro enzymatic metabolism of carcinogenic 2-nitroanisole was investigated using peroxidases (horseradish peroxidase and prostaglandin H synthase) and xanthine oxidase catalyzing oxidative and reductive reactions, respectively. The oxidation of 2-nitroanisole catalyzed by horseradish peroxidase exhibits the Michaelis-Menten kinetics. The Michaelis constant (Km) and the maximal velocity (Vmax) values for this substrate were determined at pH 5.0, 7.0, 7.6 and 8.0. At optimal pH (7.6), the Km and Vmax values are 0.219 μmol/l and 34.45 pmol/min per nmol peroxidase, respectively. The oxidation of 2-nitroanisole is inhibited by radical trapping agents (NADH, ascorbate, glutathione and nitrosobenzene). This indicates that the peroxidase-mediated oxidation of 2-nitroanisole proceeds via a radical mechanism. Active oxygen species are formed during the horseradish peroxidase-catalyzed reactions in the presence of NADH, hydrogen peroxide and 2-nitroanisole. 2-Nitroanisole is also oxidized by mammalian prostaglandin H synthase. Using the nuclease P1-enhanced variation of the 32P-postlabelling assay, the formation of DNA adducts was detected in DNA treated with 2-nitroanisole and xanthine oxidase. No DNA binding was detected after oxidation of 2-nitroanisole with horseradish peroxidase and prostaglandin H synthase. The results presented (the formation of DNA adducts after 2-nitroanisole activation by xanthine oxidase and that of radicals and/or superoxide radicals during the reactions with peroxidases) strongly suggest the participation of 2-nitroanisole both in the initiation and in the promotion phases of carcinogenesis.

Peroxidases from Tulip Bulbs (Tulipa fosteriana, L.) Oxidize Xenobiotics NNitrosodimethylamine and N-Nitroso-N-methylaniline in vitro

1997 ◽  
Vol 62 (11) ◽  
pp. 1804-1814 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie Stiborová ◽  
Hana Hansíková
Keyword(s):  
Cytochromes P450 ◽  
Kinetic Studies ◽  
The Other ◽  
Maximal Velocity ◽  
Michaelis Constant ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Plant Peroxidases ◽  
Tulip Bulbs

Tulip bulbs (Tulipa fosteriana, L.) contain peroxidases catalyzing the oxidation of the xenobiotics N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) and N-nitroso-N-methylaniline (NMA). Three anionic (A1, A2, A3) and four cationic (B, C, D, E) peroxidases were purified from this tissue, partially characterized and used for kinetic studies. Demethylation of NDMA and NMA producing formaldehyde is catalyzed by one anionic (A1) and three cationic (C, D, E) peroxidases. The oxidation of NDMA by tulip peroxidases exhibits the Michaelis-Menten kinetics. The apparent Michaelis constant and the maximal velocity values for this substrate were determined. On the other hand, non-Michaelian kinetics for the NMA oxidation were observed with tulip peroxidases. The most abundant cationic peroxidase (peroxidase C) was used for detailed enzymatic studies. In addition to formation of formaldehyde, methylaniline, aniline, 4-aminophenol and phenol were found to be metabolites formed from NMA. Phenol was formed presumably by N-demethylation via a benzenediazonium ion, while methylaniline, aniline and 4-aminophenol were products of denitrosation of the substrate. The efficiencies of plant peroxidases to oxidize NDMA and NMA in vitro are compared with those of cytochromes P450 and discussed.

In vitro inhibition of prostaglandin H synthase by compounds from the exocrine secretions of lace bugs

1989 ◽  
Vol 93 (2) ◽  
pp. 253-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Russell A. Jurenka ◽  
John W. Neal ◽  
Ralph W. Howard ◽  
James E. Oliver ◽  
Gary J. Blomquist
Keyword(s):  
Prostaglandin H Synthase ◽  
Exocrine Secretions ◽  
Lace Bugs ◽  
In Vitro Inhibition ◽  
Prostaglandin H
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