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Glutathione- and thioredoxin-related enzymes are modulated by sulfur-containing chemopreventive agents

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Biol Chem, 388 (10): 1069-1081 (2007/10//)

Abstract

We studied the effects of sulfur-containing chemopreventive agents, including allyl sulfides and isothiocyanates, on human redox networks. Isothiocyanates inhibited isolated redox-active enzymes in a time- and dose-dependent manner. As shown for the most active compound, benzyl isothiocyanate (BITC), on thioredoxin reductase, the inhibition has an initial competitive part (Ki=6.1+/-1.0 microM) followed by a time-dependent irreversible inhibition (k2=72.8+/-25.5 M(-1) s(-1)). Also, glutathione reductase and glutathione S-transferase were irreversibly modified by BITC. Sulforaphane led to irreversible inhibition of the studied redox enzymes, but with 5-10 times lower k2 values. In contrast, allyl sulfides had only moderate effects on the tested enzymes. However, diallyl disulfide was found to react directly with reduced glutathione (k2=100 M(-2) s(-1)). This reaction might contribute to enhanced oxidative stress and the induction of the selenoprotein glutathione peroxidase as determined

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