The Pathobiochemistry of Nitrogen Dioxide
- 12 January 2002
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH in Biological Chemistry
- Vol. 383 (3-4) , 389-99
- https://doi.org/10.1515/bc.2002.043
Abstract
Nitrogen dioxide (*NO2) is an oxidizing free radical which can initiate a variety of destructive pathways in living systems, and several diseases are suspected to be connected with both exogenously and endogenously formed *NO2. Peroxynitrite (ONOO-/ONOOH) is believed to be an important endogenous source of *NO2 radicals, but other sources, among them enzymatically ones, have been identified recently. It also became clear during the last few years that in vivo formation of 3-nitrotyrosine strictly depends on the availability of *NO2 radicals. Since nitrogen dioxide is a very toxic compound an arsenal of antioxidants (e.g. vitamin C, glutathione, vitamin E, and beta-carotene) must eliminate this harmful radical in vivo. Here the recently identified superoxide (O2*-)-dependent formation of peroxynitrate (O2NOO-) and the central role of vitamin C are of special importance.Keywords
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