CG0 and C70 can be solubilized into water with poly(vinylpyrro1idone) (PVP) and the aqueous solutions of Ce0 and C70 are applied to haemolysis test. digitonin solution was 4 pg ml-1 and for either Cm or C70, >200 pg ml-*.)

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Photolabile 6-nitrobenzo[a]pyrene (6-nitroBaP) released nitric oxide (NO) under visible-light irradiation. The generation of NO and the concomitant formation of the 6-oxyBaP radical were confirmed by ESR. BaP quinones were also detected as further oxidized products of the 6-oxyBaP radical. No such photodegradation was observed with other nitrated BaPs, such as 1-nitroBaP and 3-nitroBaP. DNA-strand breakage, caused by photoexcited 6-nitroBaP, was closely related to its NO-releasing activity. MO calculations of nitrated BaP suggest that the perpendicular conformation of the nitro substituent to the aromatic ring is important for the release of NO with light. These findings may be useful for the development of a new type of NO donor.

A catechin analogue in which the geometry was constrained to be planar was synthesized. The planar catechin showed excellent radical-scavenging ability, comparable to that of quercetin, and efficient protection against DNA strand breakage induced by the Fenton reaction.

The scavenging reaction of 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical (DPPH.) or galvinoxyl radical (GO.) by a vitamin E model, 2,2,5,7,8-pentamethylchroman-6-ol (1H), was significantly accelerated by the presence of Mg(ClO4)2 in de-aerated methanol (MeOH). Such an acceleration indicates that the radical-scavenging reaction of 1H in MeOH proceeds via an electron transfer from 1H to the radical, followed by a proton transfer, rather than the one-step hydrogen atom transfer which has been observed in acetonitrile (MeCN). A significant negative shift of the one-electron oxidation potential of 1H in MeOH (0.63 V vs. SCE), due to strong solvation as compared to that in MeCN (0.97 V vs. SCE), may result in change of the radical-scavenging mechanisms between protic and aprotic media.

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A new type of photoinduced nitric oxide (NO) donors was designed from nitrobenzene derivatives. Visible-light irradiation of 2,6-dimethylnitrobenzenes bearing extended pi-electron systems at the 4-position revealed efficient NO release using ESR analysis and the Griess assay. Computational study and ultraviolet spectrum analysis suggested that the NO-releasing activity was closely related to the conformation of the nitro group, the absorption intensity, and the length of the conjugated pi-electron system. Employing the photodependent cytotoxicity of compound 14 against HCT116 human colon cancer cells, it was demonstrated that 4-substituted-2,6-dimethylnitrobenzene analogues are useful NO donors for the time- and site-controlled NO treatment.