Tryptophan photooxidation promoted by new hybrid materials prepared by condensation of naphthalene imides with silicate by the sol-gel process

Autor(es)

Triboni, Eduardo R. ^[1] ; Schmitt Cavalheiro, Carla C. ^[2] ; Politi, Mario J. ^[1] ; Bemquerer, Marcelo P. ^[3] ; Rodrigues, Magali A. ^{[1, 3]}

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Quim, Dept Bioquim, BR-01498 Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Quim Fis, Sao Carlos, SP - Brazil

^[3] EMBRAPA, Recursos Genet & Biotecnol, Brasilia, DF - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY A-CHEMISTRY; v. 208, n. 1, p. 36-41, NOV 15 2009.
• Citações Web of Science: 3

Resumo

Three novel hybrid organic/inorganic materials were synthesized from 4-substituted (NO(2), Br, H) 1,8-naphthalene imide-N-propyltriethoxysilane by the sol-gel process. These materials were obtained as a xerogel and partially characterized. The ability to photosensitize the oxidation and degradation of tryptophan indole ring by these materials was studied through photophysical and photochemical techniques. Although the derivatives containing Br and NO(2) as substituent do not cause efficient tryptophan photodamage, the hybrid material obtained from 1,8-naphthalic anhydride is very efficient to promote tryptophan photooxidation. By using laser flash photolysis it was possible to verify the presence of naphthalene imide transient radical species. The presence of oxygen causes an increase of the yield of radical formation. These results suggest that the mechanism of photodegradation of tryptophan occurs by type I, i.e. the transient radical (TrpH(center dot+)) formed by the direct reaction of the triplet state of the naphthalene imide moiety with tryptophan. Thus a inorganic-organic hybrid material that can be used to promote the oxidation of biomolecules was obtained. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 04/15069-7 - Sistemas inteligentes e sensores derivados de mono e di aralquilimidas
• Beneficiário: Eduardo Rezende Triboni
• Linha de fomento: Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado