01 August 2006
Photodynamic inactivation of trypsin by the aminophylline-riboflavin system: Involvement of hydroxyl radical
Nazarul Hasan, Iyad Ali, Imrana NaseemMed Sci Monit 2006; 12(8): BR283-289 :: ID: 452851
Abstract
Background:Riboflavin finds ubiquitous occurrence in plants and animals and functions as a coenzyme participating in various oxidation-reduction reactions during the course of metabolism. Photosensitized riboflavin generates reactive oxygen species (ROS). Aminophylline is an antiasthmatic drug and a known phosphodiesterase inhibitor. In this study we examined the effect of photoilluminated riboflavin on aminophylline using trypsin as the target molecule.
Material/Methods: The possible loss of trypsin activity due to autolysis was assayed after incubation in fluorescent light. Changes in trypsin activity caused by photoilluminated riboflavin alone and with aminophylline were monitored as functions of concentration and time. These effects were also analyzed by SDS-PAGE to visualize protein degradation. Spectra of riboflavin, alone and with aminophylline, under different conditions were taken to monitor the structural changes for elucidating the possible reaction mechanism involved. Free radical scavengers were also included in some experiments.
Results: Aminophylline alone is not known to posses any photosensitizing characteristics. However, in the presence of riboflavin and fluorescent light, aminophylline caused inactivation and fragmentation of trypsin. This fragmentation was found to be concentration dependent and was mediated by ROS. In all cases, thiourea, a scavenger of hydroxyl radicals, was most effective in scavenging the damaging effect of the riboflavin-aminophylline combination.
Conclusions:Based on our results we suggest that photoilluminated riboflavin generates the singlet and triplet excited states that, upon energy transfer, generate [sup]1[/sup]O[sub]2[/sub]· and [sup]3[/sup]O[sub]2[/sub]· oxygen. These activated oxygen species probably attack aminophylline leading to its oxidation, generating hydroxyl radicals which presumably cause inactivation and fragmentation of trypsin.
Keywords: Aminophylline - pharmacology, Cattle, Enzyme Activation - radiation effects, Free Radical Scavengers - pharmacology, Hydroxyl Radical - metabolism, Light, Protein Processing, Post-Translational - radiation effects, Riboflavin - pharmacology, Spectrophotometry, Trypsin - radiation effects
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