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Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science, Vol 30, Issue 2, 209-216
Copyright © 2000 by Association of Clinical Scientists

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Antioxidant properties of pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate and its protection against Cr(VI)-induced DNA strand breakage

X Shi, SS Leonard, S Wang, and M Ding

Pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC) is considered an antioxidant and is frequently used to study the role of free radical reactions in various biological processes and against free radical-induced cellular injuries. However, its antioxidant properties are not characterized. In this study, electron spin resonance (ESR) was used to investigate the antioxidant potential of PDTC with hydroxyl radical (*OH) and superoxide anion radicals (O2*-). The Fenton reaction [Fe(II) + H2O2 --> Fe(II) + *OH + OH-)] and xanthine and xanthine oxidase were used as sources of *OH and O2*- radicals, respectively. The results show that PDTC effectively scavenges *OH radicals with a reaction rate constant of approximately 2.73 x 10(10) M(-1) s(-1), which is comparable to other efficient *OH radical scavengers, such as ascorbate and glutathione. PDTC is also able to scavenge O2*- radicals. Through its antioxidant properties, PDTC protects against Cr(VI)-induced DNA strand breakage.


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