Mechanism of light-induced oxidation of nitrosylmyoglobin

Merete Bøgelund Munk, Kevin André Jurgen Huvaere, Jan Van Bocxlaer, Leif Horsfelt Skibsted

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    Abstract

    Exposure of nitrosylmyoglobin (MbFeIINO), to light in the presence of oxygen increases rate of oxidation still with metmyoglobin (MbFeIII) as main product, as shown by electron paramagnetic resonance and visible absorption spectroscopy. Despite previous suggestions of interfering radical species, capable of initiating lipid oxidation in cured meat, no radical adducts were detected during photolysis in spin trapping experiments. Flash photolysis showed separation of myoglobin (MbFeII) and nitric oxide (NO{radical dot}) after excitation, followed by fast rebinding under anaerobic conditions. In the presence of oxygen, nitric oxide rebinding was inhibited suggesting formation of a nitrosyldioxyl-radical (ONOO{radical dot}). As NO{radical dot} failed to diffuse into bulk solution, ONOO{radical dot} formation is proposed to occur in the heme cavity in competition with NO{radical dot} rebinding and, to a lesser degree, O2 binding to yield MbFeIIO2. Subsequent oxidation of MbFeII to MbFeIII by ONOO{radical dot} was expected to result in the highly reactive peroxynitrite intermediate (ONOO-), of which occurrence would be characterized by typical chemical footprints, such as nitrated tyrosine or tryptophan residues. However, results from direct infusion mass spectrometry suggested neat conversion from nitrosylmyoglobin to metmyoglobin and questioned the existence of ONOO- as reaction product. Catalytic activity of the resulting ferric centre in MbFeIII, however, induces fast isomerisation of ONOO- to the stable nitrate, which was identified directly as ion m/z 62 or indirectly by adduct formation with MbFeIII.

    OriginalsprogEngelsk
    TidsskriftFood Chemistry
    Vol/bind121
    Udgave nummer2
    Sider (fra-til)472-479
    Antal sider8
    ISSN0308-8146
    DOI
    StatusUdgivet - 15 jul. 2010

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