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Antioxidant properties of nitecapone (OR-462)

  • Free Radic Biol Med. 1992 Nov;13(5):517-25. doi: 10.1016/0891-5849(92)90146-8.
Y J Suzuki 1 M Tsuchiya A Safadi V E Kagan L Packer
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  • 1 Department of Molecular & Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley 94720.
Abstract

Nitecapone [3-(3,4-dihydroxy-5-nitrophenyl)methylene-2,4-pentanedione] [OR-462] is a catechol-O-methyltransferase inhibitor with gastroprotective properties. Recently, its antioxidant properties have been discovered: It scavenges peroxyl radicals (ROO.) and thus spares glutathione. Further examination of the properties of nitecapone demonstrated a remarkable ability of this compound to act as an antioxidant: (1) to scavenge ROO. in solution with a stoichiometry factor of 2; (2) to scavenge ROO. in membranes; (3) to inhibit lipid peroxidation; (4) to act as a competitive inhibitor for Xanthine Oxidase with Ki of 8.8 microM; (5) to scavenge O2- with a second order kinetic rate constant of 1.0 x 10(4) M-1 s-1; and (6) to scavenge HO.. Nitecapone also interacts with oxidation product of ascorbate to participate in recycling of vitamin E. Thus, nitecapone potentially is an effective therapeutic antioxidant, and the use of this compound in a combination with other antioxidants may be beneficial.

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