Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis 2014-07-01

The species- and site-specific acid–base properties of biological thiols and their homodisulfides

Arash Mirzahosseini, Béla Noszál

Index: J. Pharm. Biomed. Anal. 95 , 184-92, (2014)

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Abstract

Cysteamine, cysteine, homocysteine, their homodisulfides and 9 related compounds were studied by ¹H NMR-pH titrations and case-tailored evaluation methods. The resulting acid-base properties are quantified in terms of 33 macroscopic and 62 microscopic protonation constants and the concomitant 16 interactivity parameters, providing thus the first complete microspeciation of this vitally important family of biomolecules. The species- and site-specific basicities are interpreted by means of inductive and hydrogen-bonding effects through various intra- and intermolecular comparisons. The pH-dependent distribution of the microspecies is depicted. The thiolate basicities determined this way provide exclusive means for the prediction of thiolate oxidizabilities, a key parameter to understand and influence oxidative stress at the molecular level.Copyright © 2014. Published by Elsevier B.V.

Related Compounds

  • L-cysteine
  • 2-Aminoethanethiol
  • L-Homocystine
  • L-Methionine

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