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Title: Superoxide dismutase mimetic activity of cytokinin-copper(II) complexes

Journal Article · · Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun.; (United States)

Dissociation constants of cytokinins, derivatives of purine which form complexes which cupric ion, were determined by spectrophotometry and the stability constants of their copper complexes by pH titration. The values found for kinetic were 3.76, 9.96, 7.8, and 15.3 for pK/sub 1/ for pK/sub 2/, logk/sub 1/, and log..beta../sub 2/, respectively, and those for 6-benzylaminopurine were, in the same order, 3.90, 9.84, 8.3, and 15.9. The copper(II) complexes with kinetin and 6-benzylaminopurine had superoxide dismutase mimetic activity, and the reaction rate constants with superoxide, which were determined by polarography. were 2.3 x 10/sup 7/ M/sup -1/s/sup -1/ for kinetin and 1.5 x 10/sup 7/ M/sup -1/s/sup -1/ for 6-benzylaminopurine at pH 9.8 and 25/sup 0/C.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Tokyo, Japan
OSTI ID:
5071246
Journal Information:
Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun.; (United States), Vol. 137:1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English