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Electrochemical and Mechanistic Study of Superoxide Elimination by Mesalazine through Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer
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: Received: 27 December 2020 / Approved: 29 December 2020 / Online: 29 December 2020 (08:44:37 CET)
How to cite: Nakayama, T.; Honda, R. Electrochemical and Mechanistic Study of Superoxide Elimination by Mesalazine through Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer. Preprints 2020, 2020120718 Nakayama, T.; Honda, R. Electrochemical and Mechanistic Study of Superoxide Elimination by Mesalazine through Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer. Preprints 2020, 2020120718
Abstract
The elimination of superoxide radical anions (O2•−) by 5-amino-2-hydroxybenzoic acid (mesalazine, 5-ASA), 4-amino-2-hydroxybenzoic acid (4-ASA), and related compounds used for ulcerative colitis treatment was investigated using cyclic voltammetry and electron spin resonance (ESR) analyses aided by density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Quasi-reversible O2/O2•− redox was found to be modified by the compounds, suggesting that an acid-base reaction in which a hydroperoxyl radical (HO2•) is formed from O2•− occurs. However, the deprotonated 5-ASA anion can eliminate O2•− through proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET), forming a radical product. This electron transfer (ET) was confirmed by ESR analysis. The 4-aminophenol moiety in 5-ASA plays an important role in the PCET involving two proton transfers and one ET based on -conjugation. The electrochemical and DFT results indicated that O2•− elimination by 5-ASA proceeds efficiently viathrough the PCET mechanism after deprotonation of the 1-carboxyl group. Thus, 5-ASA may act as an anti-inflammatory agent in the alkali intestine through PCET-based O2•− elimination.
Subject Areas
proton-coupled electron transfer; superoxide radical anion; mesalazine; cyclic voltammetry; electron spin resonance; ulcerative colitis
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