Glutathione conjugation of busulfan produces a hydroxyl radical-trapping dehydroalanine metabolite.
Xenobiotica
; 42(12): 1170-7, 2012 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
The Phase 2 drug metabolism of busulfan yields a glutathione conjugate that undergoes a ß-elimination reaction. The elimination product is an electrophilic metabolite that is a dehydroalanine-containing tripeptide, γ-glutamyldehydroalanylglycine (EdAG). In the process, glutathione lacks thiol-related redox properties and gains a radical scavenging dehydroalanine group. EdAG scavenged hydroxyl radical generated in the Fenton reaction in a concentration-dependent manner was monitored by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. The apparent rate of hydroxyl radical scavenging was in the same range as published values for known antioxidants, including N-acyl dehydroalanines. A captodatively stabilized carbon-centered radical intermediate was spin trapped in the reaction of EdAG with hydroxyl radical. The proposed structure of a stable product in the Fenton reaction with EdAG was consistent with that of a γ-glutamylserylglycyl dimer. Observation of the hydroxyl trapping properties of EdAG suggests that the busulfan metabolite EdAG may contribute to or mitigate redox-related cytotoxicity associated with the therapeutic use of busulfan, and reaffirms indicators that support a role in free radical biology for dehydroalanine-containing peptides and proteins.
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Busulfano
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Radical Hidroxilo
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Alanina
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Glutatión
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2012
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