J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 261, Issue 15, 6730-6733, May, 1986
Oxidizing intermediates in the reaction of ferrous EDTA with hydrogen peroxide. Reactions with organic molecules and ferrocytochrome c
JD Rush and WH Koppenol
The reaction between hydrogen peroxide and ferrous EDTA generates an
oxidizing intermediate (I1) which is not the hydroxyl radical. It oxidizes
ferrocytochrome c and also reacts with hydrogen peroxide (k5 = 3.2 X 10(3)
M-1 S-1) to form a second oxidizing transient (I2). I1 is not scavenged by
t-butyl alcohol whereas I2 is. I1 is found to be significantly less
reactive than the hydroxyl radical toward benzoate ion, t-butyl alcohol,
acetate ion, arginine, and serine, but is scavenged by compounds with
readily oxidizable functional groups such as ethanol and isopropyl alcohol.
This indicates that I1 does not undergo the characteristic reactions of the
hydroxyl radical but shows a pattern of reactivity more associated with a
metal ion oxidant like a ferryl (FeO2+)-EDTA complex.