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THE SPIN TRAPPING OF SUPEROXIDE AND HYDROXYL FREE RADICALS WITH DMPO (5,5-DIMETHYLPYRROLINE-N-OXIDE): MORE ABOUT IRON
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THE SPIN TRAPPING OF SUPEROXIDE AND HYDROXYL FREE RADICALS WITH DMPO (5,5-DIMETHYLPYRROLINE-N-OXIDE): MORE ABOUT IRON

GARRY R BUETTNER
Free radical research communications, Vol.19(1), pp.S79-S87
1993
DOI: 10.3109/10715769309056s79
PMCID: PMC4669197
PMID: 8282235
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/4669197View
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Abstract

The reaction of superoxide with the spin trap DMPO (5,5-dimethylpyrroline-N-oxide) is widely used to study superoxide production as well as issues associated with the superoxide-related formation of hydroxyl radical. However, the interpretation of observed intensities of DMPO/•OOH and DMPO/•OH signals in electron paramagnetic resonance spin trapping experiments is not without its difficulties. In this paper, I report experiments that demonstrate: That the flux of superoxide formation in a DMPO spin trapping experiment can alter the apparent importance of weak DMPO/•OH signals; That iron can influence the DMPO/•OOH spin trapping results; That there is very little spontaneous breakdown of DMPO/•OOH to form DMPO/•OH.
5-dimethylpyrroline-N-oxide EPR Spin Trapping Free Radical DMPO Superoxide Iron

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