Free radical trapping properties of several ethyl-substituted derivatives of 5-ethoxycarbonyl-5-methyl-1-pyrroline N-oxide (EMPO)

Fused-ring derivatives of quinoxalines: spectroscopic characterization and photoinduced processes investigated by EPR spin trapping technique

10-Ethyl-7-oxo-7,10-dihydropyrido[2,3-f]quinoxaline derivatives, synthesized as promising biologically/photobiologically active compounds were characterized by UV/vis, FT-IR and fluorescent spectroscopy. Photoinduced processes of these derivatives were studied by EPR spectroscopy, monitoring in situ the generation of reactive intermediates upon UVA (λmax=365 nm) irradiation. The formation of reactive oxygen species and further oxygen- and carbon-centered radical intermediates was detected and possible reaction routes were suggested. To quantify the investigated processes, the quantum yields of the superoxide radical anion spin-adduct and 4-oxo-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine N-oxyl generation were determined, reflecting the activation of molecular oxygen by the excited state of the quinoxaline derivative.

Synthesis and characterization of 5-alkoxycarbonyl-4-hydroxymethyl-5-alkyl-pyrroline N-oxide derivatives

The syntheses, analytical properties, and spin trapping behavior of four novel EMPO derivatives, namely 5-ethoxycarbonyl-4-hydroxymethyl-5-methyl-pyrroline N-oxide (EHMPO), 5-ethoxycarbonyl-5-ethyl-4-hydroxymethyl-pyrroline N-oxide (EEHPO), 4-hydroxymethyl-5-methyl-5-propoxycarbonyl-pyrroline N-oxide (HMPPO), and 4-hydroxymethyl-5-methyl-5-iso-propoxycarbonyl-pyrroline N-oxide (HMiPPO), towards different oxygen- and carbon-centered radicals are described.

Synthesis and characterization of 5-hydroxymethyl-5-methyl-pyrroline N-oxide and its derivatives

Synthesis and spin trapping behavior of three novel DMPO derivatives, namely 5-hydroxymethyl-5-methyl-pyrroline N-oxide (HMMPO), 5-(2-furanyl)-oxymethyl-5-methyl-pyrroline N-oxide (FMMPO), and 5-(2-pyranyl)-oxymethyl-5-methyl-pyrroline N-oxide (PMMPO) towards different oxygen- and carbon-centered radicals are described. The stabilizing effect of a series of cyclodextrins on the superoxide adducts was tested.

New heteroaryl nitrones with spin trap properties: Identification of a 4-furoxanyl derivative with excellent properties to be used in biological systems

A new series of heteroaryl nitrones, 1-7, bearing furoxanyl and thiadiazolyl moieties, were evaluated for their free radical-trapping properties. The physicochemical characterization by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) demonstrated its capability to trap and stabilize oxygen-, carbon-, sulfur-, and nitrogen-centered free radicals. The 4-furoxanyl nitrone 3 (FxBN), alpha(Z)-(3-methylfuroxan-4-yl)-N-tert-butylnitrone, showed appropriate solubility in aqueous solution and taking into account that this physicochemical property is very important for biological applications, we studied it deeply in terms of its trapping and kinetic behaviors. For this, kinetic studies of the hydroxyl adduct decay gave rate constants k(ST) of 1.22x10(10)dm(3)mol(-1)s(-1) and half-live up to 7200s at physiological pH, without any artifactual signals. The ability of FxBN to directly traps and stabilizes superoxide free radical, with a half-life of 1620s at physiological pH, was also demonstrated. Besides, FxBN-hydroxyl and -superoxide adducts exhibited distinct and characteristic EPR spectral patterns. Finally, we confirmed the ability of FxBN to act as spin trap in a specific biological system, that is, in the free radical production of experimental anti-trypanosomatid drugs using Trypanosoma cruzi microsomes as biological system. Moreover, previous observations of low FxBN toxicity transform it in a good candidate for in vivo spin trapping.