The 1- and 2-electron oxidation of acetaminophen catalyzed by prostaglandin H synthase.

Purified and microsomal preparations of prostaglandin H synthase catalyzed the arachidonic acid-dependent polymerization of acetaminophen and, in the presence of GSH, catalyzed the formation of 3-(glutathion-S-yl)acetaminophen. The formation of these products was inhibited by indomethacin and by purging reaction mixtures with argon. When H2O2 replaced arachidonic acid, neither indomethacin nor argon purging inhibited product formation. These results suggest that the peroxidase activity of prostaglandin H synthase catalyzed the oxidation of acetaminophen. Addition of GSH to reaction mixtures decreased acetaminophen polymerization; however, 3-(glutathion-S-yl)acetaminophen formation was maximal with 40 microM GSH, and higher concentrations of GSH did not substantially alter its formation. In the presence of GSH, either ascorbic acid or NADPH decreased polymerization by greater than 97% while 3-(glutathion-S-yl)acetaminophen formation was still observed. These data suggest that polymers and conjugates were formed by two different pathways. Since polymerization of acetaminophen involves radical termination of N-acetyl-p-benzosemiquinone imine whereas 3-(glutathion-S-yl)acetaminophen is formed by conjugation of N-acetyl-p-benzoquinone imine with GSH, the data suggest that prostaglandin H synthase catalyzed both the overall 1- and 2-electron oxidation of acetaminophen.

• Publication year

  1987

• Venue

  Journal of Biological Chemistry

• Publication date

  1987-01-25

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Chemistry

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  DOI 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)75736-6PMID 3100532
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