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Abstract
Electron spin resonance (ESR) measurements provide direct evidence for the involvement of Cr(V) in the reduction of Cr(VI) by NAD(P)H. Addition of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) to NAD(P)H-Cr(VI) reaction mixtures suppresses the Cr(V) signal and generates hydroxyl (.OH) radicals (as detected via spin trapping), suggesting that Cr(V) reacts with H2O2 to generate the .OH radicals. Reaction between H2O2 and a Cr(V)-glutathione complex, and between H2O2 and several Cr(V)-carboxylato complexes also produces .OH radicals. These results suggest that Cr(V) complexes catalyze the generation of .OH radicals from H2O2, and that .OH radicals might play a significant role in the mechanism of Cr(VI) cytotoxicity.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID: 2165982 DOI: 10.3109/10715769009145929
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Free Radic Res Commun ISSN: 8755-0199