Research Article

Evidence for the Formation of Ozone (or Ozone-Like Oxidants) by the Reaction of Singlet Oxygen with Amino Acids

Table 1

Yield of isatin sulfonate during the myeloperoxidase-catalysed generation of singlet oxygen in the presence of methionine or methionine sulfoxide.

SampleIsatin sulfonate (μM)

Control70
Methionine64
Methionine sulfoxide83