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DESTRUCTION OF MICROSOMAL CYTOCHROME P‐450 BY REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES GENERATED DURING PHOTOSENSITIZATION OF HEMATOPORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE
Author(s) -
Dixit Rakesh,
Mukhtar Hasan,
Bickers David R.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
photochemistry and photobiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.818
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1751-1097
pISSN - 0031-8655
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1983.tb04454.x
Subject(s) - hematoporphyrin , chemistry , cytochrome , microsome , catalase , cytochrome c , superoxide dismutase , singlet oxygen , photochemistry , ascorbic acid , hemeprotein , biochemistry , oxygen , heme , mitochondrion , enzyme , organic chemistry , photodynamic therapy , food science
Rat liver microsomal cytochrome P‐450 undergoes rapid destruction in the presence of hematoporphyrin derivative (HpD) and solar radiation (∼ 400 nm). Destruction of cytochrome P‐450 is associated with the formation of cytochrome P‐420 and significant loss of microsomal haem. Quenchers of singlet oxygen including 2,5‐dimethylfuran, histidine, ß‐carotene, and ascorbic acid and inhibitors of the hydroxyl radical such as benzoate, mannitol, and ethanol prevent deterioration of the microsomal haem‐protein, whereas superoxide dismutase and catalase are ineffective in this regard. These results indicate that generation of singlet oxygen during hematoporphyrin photosensitization is associated with destruction of microsomal cytochrome P‐450 and haem.
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