Kinetic Study of Aroxyl-Radical-Scavenging and α-Tocopherol-Regeneration Rates of Five Catecholamines in Solution: Synergistic Effect of α-Tocopherol and Catecholamines

J Phys Chem B. 2016 Jul 28;120(29):7088-97. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.6b04285. Epub 2016 Jul 15.

Abstract

Detailed kinetic studies have been performed for reactions of aroxyl (ArO(•)) and α-tocopheroxyl (α-Toc(•)) radicals with five catecholamines (CAs) (dopamine (DA), norepinephrine (NE), epinephrine (EN), and 5- and 6-hydroxydopamine (5- and 6-OHDA)) and two catechins (epicatechin (EC) and epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG)) to clarify the free-radical-scavenging activity of CAs. Second-order rate constants (ks and kr) for reactions of ArO(•) and α-Toc(•) radicals with the above antioxidants were measured in 2-propanol/water (5:1, v/v) solution at 25.0 °C, using single- and double-mixing stopped-flow spectrophotometries, respectively. Both the rate constants (ks and kr) increased in the order NE < EN < DA < EC < 5-OHDA < EGCG < 6-OHDA. The ks and kr values of 6-OHDA are large and comparable to the corresponding values of ubiquinol-10 and sodium ascorbate, which show high free-radical-scavenging activity. The ultraviolet-visible absorption of α-Toc(•) (λmax = 428 nm), which was produced by the reaction of α-tocopherol (α-TocH) with ArO(•), disappeared under the coexistence of CAs due to the α-TocH-regeneration reaction. The results suggest that the CAs may contribute to the protection from oxidative damage in nervous systems, by scavenging free radicals (such as lipid peroxyl radical) and regenerating α-TocH from the α-Toc(•) radical.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Catechin / analogs & derivatives
  • Catechin / chemistry
  • Catecholamines / chemistry*
  • Free Radical Scavengers / chemistry*
  • Free Radicals / chemistry*
  • Kinetics
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Solutions / chemistry
  • Spectrophotometry
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • alpha-Tocopherol / chemistry*

Substances

  • Catecholamines
  • Free Radical Scavengers
  • Free Radicals
  • Solutions
  • Catechin
  • epigallocatechin gallate
  • alpha-Tocopherol