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    • Keywords

       

      Bilirubin catabolism; photodegradation; superoxide anion; singlet oxygen

    • Abstract

       

      The photodecomposition of bilirubin follows first order kinetics with akB value of 12.5 × 10-3 min-1. In the presence of a model system generating superoxide anions, such as xanthine-xanthine oxidase, thekB value was 103 × 10-3 min-1 This ten-fold enhancement ofkB value by xanthine-xanthine oxidase was abolished when the reaction mixture was supplemented with a superoxide ion scavenger— superoxide dismustase. Further, known singlet oxygen quenchers like Β-carotene and bistidine did not prevent the enhancement of bilirubin oxidation by xanthine-xanthine oxidase, thereby ruling out the obligatory conversion of Superoxide anion to singlet oxygen. It is concluded that radical oxygen mediated bilirubin degradation might be a natural catabolic route for the bile pigment degradation during oxygen stress.

    • Author Affiliations

       

      Ravi Kaul1 Hari K Kaul1 Prakash C Bajpai1 C R Krishna Murti2

      1. Department of Pediatrics, K.G. Medical College, Lucknow
      2. Industrial Toxicology Research Centre, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Post Box No. 88, Lucknow - 226 001

    • Dates

       
      Published
      December 1979
      Manuscript received
      25 November 1978
      Manuscript revised
      22 November 1979

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