Relative Reactivity of Vitamin A vs. a Mixture of ß-Carotene Geometric Isomers with Electrochemically Generated Superoxide and Hydroperoxyl Radicals

Author

Christina M. Collins
Nicholas Leventis, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
Chariklia Sotiriou-Leventis, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow

Abstract

The present study comprises a kinetic comparison of the reactivity of electrochemically generated superoxide, O_2•^-, and hydroperoxyl, HO_2•, radicals toward a mixture of β-carotene geometric isomers versus all-trans-retinol (vitamin A). Rate constants were determined by computer simulation of experimental cyclic voltammetric data. It is reported that all-trans-retinol reacts more readily with both O_2•^- and HO_2• than a mixture of geometric β-carotene isomers. Specifically, the latter is unreactive at ≤ 25 mM with O_2•^- within the timescale of cyclic voltammetry, while it reacts with HO_2• at least an order of magnitude slower than all-trans-retinol. Our results indicate that all-trans-retinol is a better radical scavenger than a mixture of geometric β-carotene isomers and parallel the results of a recent epidemiological study which has shown that vitamin a may be a better anticarcinogenic agent than β-carotene.

Recommended Citation

C. M. Collins et al., "Relative Reactivity of Vitamin A vs. a Mixture of ß-Carotene Geometric Isomers with Electrochemically Generated Superoxide and Hydroperoxyl Radicals," Electrochimica Acta, vol. 47, no. 4, pp. 567 - 576, Elsevier, Nov 2001.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/S0013-4686(01)00776-9

Department(s)

Chemistry

Keywords and Phrases

Vitamin A; β-Carotene; Superoxide; Hydroperoxyl radicals; Kinetics; Simulations; Electrochemistry

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0013-4686

Document Type

Article - Journal

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Citation

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text

Language(s)

English

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© 2001 Elsevier, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Nov 2001