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A Redox-Based Superoxide Generation System Using Quinone/Quinone Reductase.
Chembiochem : a European Journal of Chemical Biology 2018 August 7
Superoxide (O2 .- ) generation in biological systems is achieved through some of the most complex enzymatic systems. Of these, only xanthine/xanthine oxidase has been used for in vitro biochemical studies. However, it suffers from limitations such as a lack of suitable heterologous expression system for xanthine oxidase and the irreversible consumption and low solubility of xanthine under physiological conditions. Herein, we report a redox-based, enzyme-catalyzed system, in which autoxidation of hydroquinone to quinone via semiquinone results in superoxide generation. Quinone is reduced back to hydroquinone by using the NfsB (oxygen-insensitive nitroreductase) enzyme of Escherichia coli strain K-12 and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate hydride (NADPH; which is regenerated by using the glucose/glucose dehydrogenase system). This new system relies on quinones that can be recycled and have superior water solubility, as well as enzymes that are heterologously expressed. By using a variety of quinones and reaction conditions, along with a comparison of real-time fluorescence, menadione has been identified as the optimal substrate for superoxide generation. The new redox-based system presents a viable alternative for studying the biochemistry of superoxide under different physiological and pathological conditions.
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