Haemoglobin site-specifically modified with ferulic acid to suppress the autoxidation.

Haemoglobin site-specifically modified with ferulic acid (FA-Hb), was synthesized. The effects on the characteristic absorption and the oxygen saturation curve of FA-Hb were investigated by UV-Vis spectrophotometry and oxygen analyzer. Furthermore, the autoxidation rates of Hb and FA-Hb were also discussed with or without sodium azide in the system. The results showed that there was no obvious transformation of the heme structure of FA-Hb. It was also demonstrated that the oxygen-carrying capacity of FA-Hb was similar to the natural Hb, but the autoxidation rate of FA-Hb was much lower than Hb in different systems.