The nonheme peroxidase, rubrerythrin, shows the ability to reduce hydrogen peroxide to water without involving strongly oxidizing and free-radical-creating powerful oxidants such as compounds I and II [formally Fe(IV)] formed in peroxidases and catalases. Rubrerythrin could, therefore, be a useful ingredient in protein-based artificial oxygen carriers. Here, we report that the oxygen-carrying proteins, hemoglobin (Hb) and hemerythrin (Hr), can each be copolymerized with rubrerythrin using glutaraldehyde yielding high molecular weight species. These copolymers show additional peroxidase activity compared to Hb-only and Hr-only polymers, respectively and also generate lower levels of free radicals in reactions that involve hydrogen peroxide. Tests on human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) reveal slightly better performance of the Rbr copolymers compared to controls, as measured at 24 h, but not at later times.
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