Title:Effect of Resveratrol and Tiron on the Inactivation of Glyceraldehyde-3- phosphate Dehydrogenase Induced by Superoxide Anion Radical
Volume: 21
Issue: 8
Author(s): A. Rodacka, J. Strumillo, E. Serafin and M. Puchala
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Keywords:
GAPDH, antioxidant, resveratrol, tiron, protein damage, superoxide anion radical.
Abstract: Protein damage mediated by oxidation has been associated with aging and age-related diseases, in particular
neurodegenerative diseases. The protein that is known to be one of the major targets of oxidative stress is glyceraldehyde-
3-phosphate dehydrogenase. GAPDH is believed to play a key role in certain neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer’s,
Parkinson’s, and Huntington’s diseases. Several recent studies have suggested that a wide range of variety of
polyphenols including resveratrol may have neuroprotective effects. Here, we present data that clearly indicate the
prooxidative properties of resveratrol and tiron in the inactivation of GAPDH induced by the superoxide anion generated
via xanthine oxidase mediated oxidation of xanthine. Generated in the studied system tiron and resveratrol radicals are
much more efficient in the inactivation of GAPDH than the superoxide anion alone. The analysis of CD spectra of protein
exposed to the tiron and resveratrol radicals revealed little effect on the secondary structure of GAPDH. In both cases reduction
of α-helical structure was followed by the increase in β-sheet conformation. Thus, the most probable mechanism
of inactivation of GAPDH in the studied system is oxidation of cysteine residues in the catalytic center of the enzyme. Finally,
molecular modeling of the resveratrol - GAPDH and tiron - GAPDH complexes showed potential binding sites for
those antioxidants with binding affinity -45 kcal/mol and -48 kcal/mol respectively.
