Khan A U, Kasha M
Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1994 Dec 20;91(26):12362-4. doi: 10.1073/pnas.91.26.12362.
A study of the pH profile of the decomposition of aqueous hypochlorite has revealed the evolution (onset at pH 8) of single (1 delta g) molecular oxygen (singlet spin state dioxygen) detected spectroscopically (1268 nm), prior to the appearance of chlorine (onset at pH 5.5). The possible mechanism of the singlet state dioxygen evolution is presented, and the origin of its chloride ion dependence is discussed, especially in reference to chloride ion dependence of singlet molecular oxygen evolution in biological systems. Recent epidemiological analyses of the correlation of human cancer with chlorinated water supplies focus attention on the singlet oxygen mechanisms of DNA lesion formation.
一项关于次氯酸盐水溶液分解的pH值曲线研究表明,在氯出现(起始pH值为5.5)之前,通过光谱检测(1268纳米)发现了单重态(1Δg)分子氧(单重自旋态双氧)的生成(起始pH值为8)。文中提出了单重态双氧生成的可能机制,并讨论了其对氯离子依赖性的起源,特别是参照了生物系统中生成单重态分子氧对氯离子的依赖性。最近关于人类癌症与氯化供水相关性的流行病学分析,将注意力集中在DNA损伤形成的单线态氧机制上。