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NITRIC OXIDE-BIOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY
卷 107, 期 -, 页码 46-57出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.niox.2020.11.004
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Hydropersulfide; Hydrogen sulfide; Nitric oxide; Redox biology; Gasotransmitter; Oxidative stress; Electrophilic stress; Anti-oxidant
The hydropersulfide (RSSH) functional group, with its reducing and nucleophilic properties, may act as a protectant against cellular oxidative and electrophilic stress. Further research is needed to understand how the chemical properties of RSSH compare to traditional protectants like ascorbate, tocopherols, and glutathione.
The hydropersulfide (RSSH) functional group has received significant recent interest due to its unique chemical properties that set it apart from other biological species. The chemistry of RSSH predicts that one possible biological role may be as a protectant against cellular oxidative and electrophilic stress. That is, RSSH has reducing and nucleophilic properties that may combat the potentially destructive biochemistry of toxicologically relevant oxidants and electrophiles. However, there are currently numerous other molecules that have established roles in this regard. For example, ascorbate and tocopherols are potent antioxidants that quench deleterious oxidative reactions and glutathione (GSH) is a well-established and highly prevalent biological protectant against electrophile toxicity. Thus, in order to begin to understand the possible role of RSSH species as protectants against oxidative/electrophilic stress, the inherent chemical properties of RSSH versus these other protectants will be discussed and contrasted.
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