TOXICOLOGIA E FARMACOLOGIA IN VITRO DE NOVOS COMPOSTOS ORGÂNICOS DE SELÊNIO E TELÚRIO COM ATIVIDADE TIPO TIOL PEROXIDASE / TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY OF NEW SELENIUM AND TELLURIUM ORGANIC COMPOUNDS IN VITRO WITH THIOL PEROXIDASE ACTIVITY
AUTOR(ES)
Jessie Haigert Sudati
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2009
RESUMO
Glutathione peroxidase (GPx; EC 1.11.1.9) is a well-known selenoenzyme that catalyzes the reduction of hydrogen peroxide and some organic hydroperoxides by glutathione (GSH) and protects lipid membranes and other cellular components against oxidative stress, which is related to many diseases and this enzyme is regarded as one of the most important antioxidant enzymes in living organisms. Because the natural GPx has some shortcomings (e.g. instability and poor availability), scientists have paid more attention to its artificial imitation. Synthetic organoselenium and organotellurium compounds have emerged as excellent candidates to act as GPx mimics. Thus, in this study, several aminoacids derivatives containing selenium or tellurium were tested in order to evaluate their in vitro (i) GPx mimic properties (or GPx like activity) according to the model reaction (H202 + 2PhSH PhSSPh + 2H20); (ii) catalytic properties, (iii) reactivity with low molecular weight thiols (reduced glutathione, captopril and dithiothreitol) and (iv) their effect against lipid peroxidation have been performed. All compounds tested in this study showed ability to imitate de antioxidant enzyme GPx, but this property showed a dependence on the aminoacid residue and steric effect. Compounds C, D and 7g derivatives were found as the best catalysts in reducing peroxides, in comparison with other compounds tested. These results suggest that aminoacids derivatives compounds containing selenium or tellurium used in this work can be considered promising GPx mimetics.
ASSUNTO(S)
glutationa peroxidase organoselenium bioquimica organotelúrio organotellurium glutathione peroxidase organoselênio
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