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Title: 1-(2-(2-(2-(1-Aminoethyl)phenyl)diselanyl)phenyl)ethanamine: an amino organoselenium compound with interesting antioxidant profile.
Author: Ibrahim M, Hassan W, Anwar J, Deobald AM, Kamdem JP, Souza DO, Rocha JB.
Journal: Toxicol In Vitro; 2014 Jun; 28(4):524-30. PubMed ID: 24394197.
Abstract:
Free radical scavenging and antioxidant activities of 1-(2-(2-(2-(1-aminoethyl)phenyl)diselanyl)phenyl)ethanamine (compound A) and diphenyl diselenide (PhSe)2 were examined and compared for inhibition of Fe(II) and sodium nitroprusside (SNP) stimulated lipid peroxidation in rat brain, interaction with 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) stable free radical and their glutathione peroxidase (GPx) like antioxidant activities with H2O2 or tBuOOH as substrates and with PhSH as thiol co-substrates as well as their ability to oxidize mono- and di-thiols were also evaluated. This study revealed that an amino group in amino diselenide drastically enhances their catalytic activities in the aromatic thiol (PhSH) assay system. Compound A was ~2-fold more active than (PhSe)2 in both tBuOOH and H2O2 assay systems. In addition, the present results showed that (PhSe)2 exhibited an increased ability to oxidize di-thiols, compound A was not a good substrate for the oxidation of thiol used namely DTT, cystine and DMPS. The antioxidant potency against Fe(II) and SNP-induced brain TBARS were in this order [(compound A); IC50 2 μM and 4 μM]>[(PhSe)2; IC50 19 μM and 27.5 μM. Compound A showed DPPH radical-scavenging activity. This study provides in vitro evidence anti-oxidant action of the tested organoselenium compounds, that the nitrogen atom in the organochalcogens can have a profound effect on their antioxidant activity.

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