Electron paramagnetic resonance of sonicated powder suspensions in organic solvents

The chemical effects of the acoustic cavitation generated by ultrasound translates into the production of highly reactive radicals. Acoustic cavitation is widely explored in aqueous solutions but it remains poorly studied in organic liquids and in particular in liquid/solid media. However, several heterogeneous catalysis reactions take place in organic solvents.Thus, we sonicated trimethylene glycol and propylene glycol in the presence of silica particles (SiO₂) of different sizes (5–15 nm, 0.2–0.3 µm, 12–26 µm) and amounts (0.5 wt% and 3 wt%) at an ultrasound frequency of 20 kHz to quantify the radicals generated. The spin trap 5,5-dimethyl-1-pyrrolin–N-oxide (DMPO) was used to trap the generated radicals for study by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. We identified the trapped radical as the hydroxyalkyl radical adduct of DMPO, and we quantified it using stable radical 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidinyloxy (TEMPO) as a quantitation standard. The concentration of DMPO spin adducts in solutions containing silica size 12–26 µm was higher than the solution without particles. The presence of these particles increased the concentration of the acoustically generated radicals by a factor of 1.5 (29 µM for 0.5 wt% of SiO₂ size 12–26 µm vs 19 µM for 0 wt%, after 60 min of sonication). Ultrasound produced fewest radicals in solutions with the smallest particles; the concentration of radical adducts was highest for SiO₂ particle size 12–26 µm at 0.5 wt% loading, reaching 29 µM after 60 min sonication. Ultrasound power of 50.6 W produced more radicals than 24.7 W (23 µM and 18 µM, respectively, at 30 min sonication). Increased temperature during sonication generated more radical adducts in the medium (26 µM at 75 °C and 18 µM at 61 °C after 30 min sonication). Acoustic cavitation, in the presence of silica, increased the production of radical species in the studied organic medium.     

卷烟烟气中活性自由基的自旋捕获ESR研究

卷烟烟气中的瞬态自由基对人体健康是相当有害的，而检测活性自由基最常用的方法是自旋捕获方法. 本研究中使用高效新型捕捉剂DEPMPO能够直接在水相中捕捉到烷基自由基与羟基自由基，并未发现烷氧自由基加合物. 考虑到DEPMPO对活性自由基的捕捉能力和加合物ESR谱图解析特征性都优于PBN与DMPO，且在有机溶剂中溶解较多的氧分子. 因此认为以往文献中所捕获的烷氧自由基来源于烷基自由基氧化后的次级自由基产物.     

某些含氮有机物光催化氧化产生的自由基中间体

本文用自旋捕捉技术与ESR相结合的方法研究了某些含氮有机物TiO₂光催化降解的过程中形成的活泼中间体.选择的化合物中有丁胺、戊胺、庚胺、六氢吡啶、吡啶、2-甲基吡啶、2,6-二甲基吡啶,这些分子中的氮原子分别作为初级脂肪胺、饱和环中的二级胺以及芳环中的三级胺出现,实验中观察到N-中心自由基及C-中心自由基与自旋捕捉剂加合物的ESR信号,表明这些自由基参与这些化合物光降解的初始过程,对深入了解其光降机理是有意义的.     

Spatiotemporal measurement using L-band ESR-CT system for water sonolysis in the presence of 1-Hydroxy-2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3-imidazoline-3-oxide

When using ESR to measure the radicals generated by ultrasound, it is necessary to extract a solution and place it in the ESR system. To avoid this process, we incorporated an ultrasonic reaction cell in an L-band ESR-CT system, producing a system that allows the detection of the concentration of radicals during ultrasonic irradiation. This system was used to measure the time and space dependences of OH radicals generated by ultrasonic irradiation. When a 10 ml aqueous solution of 1-hydroxy-2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3-imidazoline-3-oxide (HTIO) was irradiated with ultrasound, it was found that the generation of radicals was clearly shown in a CT image after a period of 10 min. It was also found that continued irradiation resulted in an increased concentration of radicals. In addition to this system, an X-band ESR system was also used to measure the concentration of OH radicals generated, and the results of both systems were then compared. Both results are very similar, showing that the proposed system, which was realized by incorporating an ultrasonic irradiation cell in the L-band ESR-CT system, operated properly. Because this system allows the measurement of sonochemical reactions in an opaque cell or an opaque solution such as blood and industrial wastewater, it is a very useful measurement system for achieving the applying of sonochemistry to the medical engineering field.     

Recent applications of EPR and spin trapping to sonochemical studies of organic liquids and aqueous solutions

In this paper we review some of our recent applications of the EPR spin trapping technique to sonochemical studies which include identification of radicals formed in organic liquids and aqueous mixtures of organic liquids, estimation of temperatures of sonochemical regions in mixtures of deuterated and non-deuterated solvents, and the identification of reactive radical intermediates which may play a role in synergistic cell killing by ultrasound and drugs (sonodynamic interactions).     

Development of fluorinated,NMR-active spin traps for studies of free radical chemistry

Five fluorinated analogs of the spin trap phenyl-t-butyl nitrone (PBN) have been synthesized and evaluated for use as NMR-active traps. The introduction of the fluorine substituent allows selective observation of chemical reactions involving the spin traps. Although the paramagnetic adducts themselves are not directly observable by this approach as a consequence of extensive broadening, the reduced forms (hydroxylamines) can be readily observed. NMR studies of the trapping of the phenyl radical produced from the thermal decomposition of phenylazotriphenyl methane have been carried out. The observation of fluorinated benzaldehydes in these studies reflects the formation and subsequent degradation of oxygen-centered radicals under some conditions. Relative trapping efficiencies for the phenyl radical in the series 2-F, 4-F, 2,6-difluoro, 2-CF₃, and 4-CF₃ substituted PBN analogs have been determined based on an analysis of the ¹⁹F NMR resonance intensities of the reduced phenyl radical adducts. The relatively large proton hyperfine coupling constants observed for 2,6-difluoro and 2-CF₃ PBN analogs allow direct observation by ESR of adduct formation in solutions containing both PBN and either of these analogs. The introduction of fluorine substituents into the trap has only a small effect on trapping efficiency.     

Application of Flow-ESR Techniques for Mechanistic Study of Biological Radical Reactions: HPLC�CESR Spin-Trapping System for Post-Column Evaluation of the Superoxide Radical Scavenging Activity of Column Eluates

A new high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)?Celectron spin resonance (ESR) spin-trapping system for post-column on-line detection of the superoxide radical scavenging activity of column eluates was developed. A cyclic nitrone-type spin-trapping reagent, 5,5-dimethyl-1-pyrroline-N-oxide (DMPO), was used for detection of the superoxide radical, which was produced by riboflavin-dependent photo-reduction of molecular oxygen in the presence of an electron donor. The reaction conditions were optimized by monitoring the ESR signal intensity of the spin-adduct of DMPO. HPLC?CESR chromatographs were recorded for the standard sample solution, which included three phenolic compounds, gallic acid (Gal), 4-hydroxycoumaric acid (Cou), and caffeic acid (Caf).     

On the efficiency of water soluble antioxidants

The wide use of high intensity ultrasound (HIU) in modern medicine raises the question of bio-safety. It has been shown that the effect of HIU in biological media may have similarity to the effects of ionizing radiation. Exposure of biological media to HIU field may lead to cavitation phenomenon followed by formation of free radicals such as hydroxyl radical (OH) and the super-oxide ion (O₂-). These are highly reactive species that may cause harmful effects and induce oxidative stress. In the present study we employed electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy together with spin traps to quantify the dynamics of hydroxyl radical formation during exposure to HIU field in the presence of different amounts of six antioxidants. Thus, the efficiency of water-soluble antioxidants, namely Allicin, Melatonin, Deoxyribose, Trolox, Nuphlutine and Hermidin, to suppress accumulation of OH radicals was examined. The results show that among the six, Trolox and Allicin reduce hydroxyl concentration with the highest efficiency.     

Evidence for free radicals produced in aqueous solutions by diagnostic ultrasound

Recent theoretical calculations have shown that small gas nuclei in water exposed to microsecond ultrasonic pulses above an intensity threshold may grow into transient cavities that collapse violently, leading to the formation of .OH radicals and .H atoms. We have detected these free radicals in aqueous solutions exposed to microsecond pulsed ultrasound using spin trapping and electron spin resonance (ESR). The public health implications of our results are discussed.     

抗氧化剂抗脂质过氧化机制的ESR研究

以NADH诱导的心肌线粒体损伤体系为模型,在体外用ESR研究了谷胱甘肽(GSH)、超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)及辣根过氧化物酶(HRP)的抗氧化机制.结果表明,低浓度的GSH可部分抑制体系中自由基的生成;SOD与HRP以适当比例共同作用,可完全抑制体系中自由基的生成,较好地防止脂质过氧化的发生.     

Expression of heme oxygenase-1 due to intracellular reactive oxygen species induced by ultrasound

The present study was undertaken to elucidate the mechanism by which ultrasound induces the expression of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1). When human lymphoma U937 cells were exposed to a 1 MHz continuous wave for 1 min, HO-1 expression examined by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction and immunoblotting was observed at intensities above the cavitational threshold. No induction of HO-1 expression was observed in the cells exposed for 1 min to 42 degrees C, a temperature higher than that during sonication. When a potent antioxidant, N-acetyl-l-cysteine, was added to the culture medium before or after sonication, the induction was attenuated, indicating that reactive oxygen species (ROS) are involved. However, the addition of catalase did not affect the induction, and no HO-1 was observed on the addition of pre-sonicated medium, suggesting that hydrogen peroxide due to the recombination of hydroxyl radicals generated extracellularly was not involved. The addition of free radical scavengers, glutathion-monoethyl ester, dimethyl sulfoxide and D(-)-mannitol, suppressed the induction. A decrease in mitochondrial membrane potential and the generation of superoxide were also observed in the sonicated cells, suggesting that mitochondria were the source of intracellularly generated ROS. These results indicate that superoxide secondarily generated from damaged mitochondria, not hydroxyl radicals generated in medium directly by sonication, give rise to intracellular oxidative stress inducing HO-1 expression.     

High-power sonication of soy proteins: Hydroxyl radicals and their effects on protein structure

High-power sonication (HPS) is shown to alter protein structure, thus, its functionality, via intermolecular interactions. This study evaluated the effects of HPS on molecular structure of soy proteins in aqueous medium. Free radicals generated during HPS were quantitated using the 5,5-dimethyl-l-pyrrolin N-oxide (DMPO) spin trap method. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) was used to identify them as mostly hydroxyl radicals. The minimum saturation concentration of spin trap solution was determined to be 500 mM of DMPO in water, when exposed to 5 W/cm³ ultrasound power density (PD) for 10 min; subsequently, this concentration was used for quantitating radicals generated in protein samples. Five aqueous soy protein systems, namely, 5% soy protein isolate (SPI), 5% SPI without isoflavonoids (NO-ISO SPI), subunit solutions 1% glycinin (11S) and 1% β conglycinin (7S), and 10% soy flakes (w/v), were sonicated at 2.5 and 5 W/cm³ PDs. Only adducts of hydroxyl radicals (DMPO-OH) were detected in all of these aqueous systems. The highest concentration (3.68 µM) of DMPO-OH adduct was measured in 11S subunit solution at 5 W/cm³, whereas, the lowest (0.67 µM) was in soy flakes solution at 2.5 W/cm³. PD 5 W/cm³ generated higher concentration of radicals in 7S subunit solution, NO-ISO SPI, and soy flakes protein, compared to sonication at PD 2.5 W/cm³. No change in the protein electrophoretic patterns were observed due to HPS. However, some changes due to HPS were observed in the estimated secondary and tertiary structures, and the contents of free sulfhydryl groups and disulfide bonds in proteins.     

消自旋ESR法测量铝酞菁光敏反应中阴离子自由基的生成

用氮氧自由基消自旋ESR法探测铝酞菁原初反应过程中的阴离子自由基.结果显示在无氧条件下,当体系中存在连苯三酚或半胱胺酸这些电子施主时,可有铝酞菁阴离子自由基生成,这可能是除了单线态氧外的另一种光敏作用机制.     

硫化镉胶粒界面自由基反应动力学的ESR研究

用电子自旋共振波谱方法研究了半导体超微粒子表面光诱导电子转移所引发的底物的次级自由基反应动力学过程.结果表明,用含有水溶性草酸盐的硫化镉(CdS)胶体体系产生的COO·^-离子基,可以较方便地引发其它自由基反应,并根据已知的由DMPO捕捉COO·^-的反应速度常数数据,去计算COO·^-基与其它可产生稳定自由基的化合物进行反应的速度常数值,从而在此基础上发展了一种研究自由基反应动力学的行之有效的简便的新途径和新方法,可以较广泛地应用于其它凝聚相的自由基反应动力学体系的研究.     

Evaluation of the Antioxidant Abilities of Water-Soluble Biosubstances Using the ORAC-ESR Assay in Combination with the Hydroxyl and Superoxide Radical-Eliminating Abilities

The oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) values of various water-soluble biosubstances using the ORAC-electron spin resonance (ESR) assay were examined, and an advanced database of water-soluble biosubstances in combination with the hydroxyl and the superoxide radical-eliminating abilities was prepared. The ORAC-ESR assay is based on the competitive reaction between the spin trapping of the 2,2′-azobis(2-amidinopropane) dihydrochloride (AAPH)-derived alkoxyl radical and its elimination by substrate. The alkoxyl radical-eliminating ability of substrate was calculated from the decrease in the ESR signal of the 5-(2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propoxy cyclophosphoryl)-5-methyl-1-pyrroline N-oxide (CYPMPO) spin adduct of the alkoxyl radical. The determination of ORAC values was performed by determining the specificity of a spin trap relative to a standard radical eliminator, 6-hydroxy-2,5,7,8-tetramethylchroman-2-carboxylic acid (Trolox). The ORAC values [μmol Trolox equivalent (TE)/g] of water-soluble biosubstances were classified into three groups, the high value group (over 10,000 μmol TE/g), the intermediate value group (400–10,000 μmol TE/g), and the low value group (<100 μmol TE/g). The two-dimensional diagrams for the ORAC values (μmol TE/g) and the hydroxyl and superoxide radical-eliminating abilities (1/[ $ {\text{id}}^{\text{h}}_{ 5 0} $ (mg/ml)] and 1/[ $ {\text{id}}^{\text{s}}_{50} $ (mg/ml)], respectively) were depicted. Biosubstances having higher ORAC values had higher superoxide radical-eliminating abilities (the correlation factor 0.73). Little correlation between the ORAC values and the 1/[ $ {\text{id}}^{\text{h}}_{ 5 0} $ (mg/ml)] values (the correlation factor 0.32) was observed. The obtained diagrams should provide a database for the study of the antioxidant abilities of foods and pharmaceutics.     

辐射引发和热引发聚丙烯腈纤维的自由基研究

利用电子自旋共振波谱(ESR)研究了聚丙烯腈(PAN)纤维在真空以及空气气氛下经γ射线辐射引发和热引发产生的自由基. 结果显示,室温下辐射诱导产生的自由基为烷基自由基和聚亚胺自由基,辐射产生的自由基随温度升高而衰减,150 ℃时完全消失. 热引发的自由基则依赖于温度和氧气, 当PAN纤维在空气中加热至190 ℃时,开始产生多烯自由基,而且自由基浓度随温度升高而迅速增加;在真空条件下,PAN纤维经加热只产生极少量自由基. 据此推断,热引发自由基是通过热氧化反应产生的,这类自由基位于共轭结构上,其共轭长度也随温度的升高而增加.     

Identification and structural characterization of a transient radical species in the uricase reaction mechanism

Uricase catalyzes the oxidation of urate to form allantoin, carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide. In this article, we demonstrate for the first time the presence of a radical intermediate involved in the reaction mechanism. Such radical species was entrapped using 5-diethoxyphosphoryl-5-methyl-1-pyrroline N-oxide as spin trap and the relative adduct was detected by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) technique. A structure of such radical (5-hydroperoxy isourate) is proposed, through chemical results and density functional theory calculations of the EPR coupling constants.     

Free radicals in irradiated pepper: An electron spin resonance study

With electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy, we revealed various free radicals in commercially available pepper in Japan before and after γ-irradiation. The representative ESR spectrum of the pepper is composed of a sextet centered atg=2.0, a singlet at the sameg-value and a singlet atg=4.0. The first signal is attributable to a signal with hyperfine interactions of the Mn²⁺ ion (hyperfine constant, 7.4 mT). The second signal is due to an organic free radical apparently induced by a sterilization process. The third signal may originate from the Fe³⁺ ion in the nonheme proteins. The progressive saturation behavior at various microwave power levels indicated quite different relaxation behaviors of those radicals. Namely, the peak intensity of the organic free radical component decreases in a monotonic fashion, whereas the Mn²⁺ and Fe³⁺ ESR signals substantially remain constant. This evidences the presence of three independent radicals in the pepper before irradiation. Upon γ-irradiation, a new pair of signals appeared in the pepper. The progressive saturation behavior of the pair peaks after the irradiation showed a quite different behavior as compared with the free radical centered atg=2.0. For the measure of irradiation effects, we propose a universal index for the ESR analysis of irradiated dry foods.     

The effects and mechanism of phycocyanin removal from water by high-frequency ultrasound treatment

The effects and mechanism of phycocyanin removal from water by high-frequency ultrasound treatment were studied. The efficiency of sonication treatment in removing proteins derived from algal cells was investigated, and the factors influencing the process, including the effects of coagulation, were also studied. In addition, sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE), the three-dimensional fluorescence spectrum, and mass spectrum were used to illustrate the removal mechanism. The results indicated that phycocyanin can be degraded to the point where it is barely detectable in water samples after 180 min of high-frequency sonication. While the total nitrogen (TN) concentration remained consistent during the entire sonication process (240 min), about 78.9% of the dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) was oxidized into inorganic nitrogen. The sonication effect was greatly influenced by the ultrasound frequency, with 200 kHz having the highest removal performance due to the large production of hydroxyl (HO) radicals. Coagulation was adversely influenced by sonication in the first 60 min due to the cross-linking reaction between protein molecules caused by the sonication. The influence of sonication weakened with sonication time due to the further degradation of the proteins by ultrasound. The variation of the TN, DON, and inorganic nitrogen indicated that the main mechanism occurring during the high-frequency sonication of the phycocyanin was the direct oxidation of the radicals, which was totally different from of the mechanism occurring during ultrasound with low frequency.     

Sonocatalytic facilitation of hydroxyl radical generation in the presence of TiO2

The generation of hydroxyl (OH) radicals was investigated during ultrasonic irradiation and in the presence of TiO(2). The effect of TiO(2) on an ultrasonic system's oxidation power was evaluated by examining the oxidation of salicylic acid. The generation of the salicylic acid derivatives, 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid (DHBA) and 2,5-DHBA, was measured by high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with electrochemical detection under different experimental conditions. The presence of TiO(2) enhanced the generation of DHBA during ultrasonic irradiation, thus indicating a higher oxidation power in the ultrasonic system. Al(2)O(3) also increased the generation of DHBA during irradiation; however, the effect of TiO(2) was found to be higher than that of Al(2)O(3). The addition of OH radical scavengers such as dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO), methanol and mannitol significantly suppressed the production of DHBA, and DMSO was found to have the highest suppressive effect among all scavengers. The effects of dissolved gases on the generation of OH radicals were further studied, and their power was found to be in the order Xe > Ar > O(2) > N(2). The degassing of the irradiation solution completely suppressed the generation of OH radicals. These results indicate that the presence of TiO(2) accelerates the generation of OH radicals during ultrasonic irradiation, and that the process may be mediated through the induction of cavitation bubbles in irradiating solutions.