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  • Title: Inactivation of alpha 1-antiproteinase by hydroxyl radicals. The effect of uric acid.
    Author: Aruoma OI, Halliwell B.
    Journal: FEBS Lett; 1989 Feb 13; 244(1):76-80. PubMed ID: 2538353.
    Abstract:
    The elastase-inhibitory activity of alpha 1-antiproteinase is inactivated by hydroxyl radicals (.OH) generated by pulse radiolysis or by reaction of iron ions with H2O2 in the presence of superoxide or ascorbate. Uric acid did not protect alpha 1-antiproteinase against inactivation by .OH in pulse radiolysis experiments or in the superoxide/iron/H2O2 system, whereas it did in systems containing ascorbic acid. We propose that radicals formed by attack of .OH on uric acid are themselves able to inactivate alpha 1-antiproteinase, but that these uric acid radicals can be 'repaired' by ascorbic acid.
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