On the mechanism of the chromate reduction by glutathione: ESR evidence for the glutathionyl radical and an isolable Cr(V) intermediate

Xianglin Shi, N. S. Dalal

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Abstract

With a view of elucidating the role of glutathione (GSH) in the biochemical pathways of the chromate-exposure related carcinogenesis, we carried out electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopic investigations of the chromate-GSH redox reactions. The ESR measurements, employing spin-traps, provide evidence for the involvement of the glutathione (GS) radical, as well as an isolable Cr(V)-glutathione intermediate. These results indicate a new mechanism for the reduction of chromate by GSH in in vitro cellular environment and help understand the (unexpected) increase in Cr(VI)-induced DNA strand breaks at elevated GSH levels.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)137-142
Number of pages6
JournalBiochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
Volume156
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 14 1988

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biophysics
  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology

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