Photoreactions of 1,4-naphthoquinone with lysozyme studied by laser flash photolysis and steady-stat
June 28th, 2008 | by admin |Photoreactions of 1,4-naphthoquinone with lysozyme studied by laser flash photolysis and steady-state analysis.
Photoprocesses of 1,4-naphthoquinone (NQ) and its photoreactions with lysozyme in acetonitrile/water (3:1, v/v) solution were studied using 355nm laser flash photolysis technique combined with electrophoresis and turbidimetric assay. The transient spectra of NQ were observed and the transient species were assigned. The electron transfer process from N,N,N\’,N\’-tetramethyl-p-phenylenediamine (TMPD) to NQ triplet state ((3)NQ( *)) was investigated and the rate constant was determined to be k(t1)=2.0×10(10)M(-1)s(-1). It has been found that (3)NQ( *) can abstract hydrogen atom from lysozyme with a rate constant of k(t2)=2.4×10(10)M(-1)s(-1). Furthermore, the results of steady-state analysis suggested that lysozyme can be damaged by NQ irradiated with UVA light influenced by the concentration of NQ and the gas saturated in the solution. The mechanisms of photosensitized damage of lysozyme were discussed.
Zhang Z, Hao S, Zhu H, Wang W.
Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China; Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.