Singlet oxygen generation during the oxidation of L-tyrosine and L-dopa with mushroom tyrosinase
Singlet oxygen generation during the oxidation of L-tyrosine and L-dopa with mushroom tyrosinase
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DOI:
10.1016/j.bbrc.2016.02.056
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发表时间:
2016-03-18
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
Baba, Toshihide
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作者:
Miyaji, Akimitsu;Kohno, Masahiro;Baba, Toshihide
The generation of singlet oxygen during the oxidation of tyrosine and L-dopa using mushroom tyrosinase in a phosphate buffer (pH 7.4), the model of melanin synthesis in melanocytes, was examined. The reaction was performed in the presence of 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidone (4-oxo-TEMP), an acceptor of singlet oxygen and the electron spin resonance (ESR) of the spin adduct, 4-oxo-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidinyloxy (4-oxo-TEMPO), was measured. An increase in the ESR signal attributable to 4-oxo-TEMPO was observed during the oxidation of tyrosine and L-dopa with tyrosinase, indicating the generation of singlet oxygen. The results suggest that O-1(2) generation via tyrosinase-catalyzed melanin synthesis occurs in melanocyte. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.