Effect of pterin impurities on the fluorescence and photochemistry of commercial folic acid

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Dantola, Maria Laura; Urrutia, María Noel; Thomas, Andrés Héctor
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2018
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Folic acid, or pteroyl‑L‑glutamic acid (PteGlu) is a conjugated pterin derivative that is used in dietary supplementation as a source of folates, a group of compounds essential for a variety of physiological functions in humans. Photochemistry of PteGlu is important because folates are not synthesized by mammals, undergo photodegradation and their deficiency is related to many diseases. We have demonstrated that usual commercial PteGlu is unpurified with the unconjugated oxidized pterins 6‑formylpterin (Fop) and 6‑carboxypterin (Cap). These compounds are in such low amounts that a normal chromatographic control would not detect any pterinic contamination. However, the fluorescence of PteGlu solutions is due to the emission of Fop and Cap and the contribution of the PteGlu emission, much lower, is negligible. This is because the fluorescence quantum yield (ΦF) of PteGlu is extremely weak compared to the ΦF of Fop and Cap. Likewise, the PteGlu photodegradation upon UV-A radiation is an oxidation photosensitized by oxidized unconjugated pterins present in the solution, and not a process initiated by the direct absorption of photons by PteGlu. In brief, the fluorescence and photochemical properties of PteGlu solutions, prepared using commercially available solids, are due to their unconjugated pterins impurities and not to PteGlu itself. This fact calls into question many reported studies on fluorescence and photooxidation of this compound.
Fil: Dantola, Maria Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas; Argentina
Fil: Urrutia, María Noel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas; Argentina
Fil: Thomas, Andrés Héctor. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas; Argentina
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FOLATES
PHOTOSENSITIZATION
PHOTOSTABILITY
PTERINIC IMPURITIES
UV-A RADIATION
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spelling Effect of pterin impurities on the fluorescence and photochemistry of commercial folic acidDantola, Maria LauraUrrutia, María NoelThomas, Andrés HéctorFOLATESPHOTOSENSITIZATIONPHOTOSTABILITYPTERINIC IMPURITIESUV-A RADIATIONhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.4https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Folic acid, or pteroyl‑L‑glutamic acid (PteGlu) is a conjugated pterin derivative that is used in dietary supplementation as a source of folates, a group of compounds essential for a variety of physiological functions in humans. Photochemistry of PteGlu is important because folates are not synthesized by mammals, undergo photodegradation and their deficiency is related to many diseases. We have demonstrated that usual commercial PteGlu is unpurified with the unconjugated oxidized pterins 6‑formylpterin (Fop) and 6‑carboxypterin (Cap). These compounds are in such low amounts that a normal chromatographic control would not detect any pterinic contamination. However, the fluorescence of PteGlu solutions is due to the emission of Fop and Cap and the contribution of the PteGlu emission, much lower, is negligible. This is because the fluorescence quantum yield (ΦF) of PteGlu is extremely weak compared to the ΦF of Fop and Cap. Likewise, the PteGlu photodegradation upon UV-A radiation is an oxidation photosensitized by oxidized unconjugated pterins present in the solution, and not a process initiated by the direct absorption of photons by PteGlu. In brief, the fluorescence and photochemical properties of PteGlu solutions, prepared using commercially available solids, are due to their unconjugated pterins impurities and not to PteGlu itself. This fact calls into question many reported studies on fluorescence and photooxidation of this compound.Fil: Dantola, Maria Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas; ArgentinaFil: Urrutia, María Noel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas; ArgentinaFil: Thomas, Andrés Héctor. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas; ArgentinaElsevier Science Sa2018-04info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/99666Dantola, Maria Laura; Urrutia, María Noel; Thomas, Andrés Héctor; Effect of pterin impurities on the fluorescence and photochemistry of commercial folic acid; Elsevier Science Sa; Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology; 181; 4-2018; 157-1631011-1344CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1011134417315609info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2018.03.007info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:47:57Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/99666instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 09:47:57.486CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Effect of pterin impurities on the fluorescence and photochemistry of commercial folic acid
title Effect of pterin impurities on the fluorescence and photochemistry of commercial folic acid
spellingShingle Effect of pterin impurities on the fluorescence and photochemistry of commercial folic acid
Dantola, Maria Laura
FOLATES
PHOTOSENSITIZATION
PHOTOSTABILITY
PTERINIC IMPURITIES
UV-A RADIATION
title_short Effect of pterin impurities on the fluorescence and photochemistry of commercial folic acid
title_full Effect of pterin impurities on the fluorescence and photochemistry of commercial folic acid
title_fullStr Effect of pterin impurities on the fluorescence and photochemistry of commercial folic acid
title_full_unstemmed Effect of pterin impurities on the fluorescence and photochemistry of commercial folic acid
title_sort Effect of pterin impurities on the fluorescence and photochemistry of commercial folic acid
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Dantola, Maria Laura
Urrutia, María Noel
Thomas, Andrés Héctor
author Dantola, Maria Laura
author_facet Dantola, Maria Laura
Urrutia, María Noel
Thomas, Andrés Héctor
author_role author
author2 Urrutia, María Noel
Thomas, Andrés Héctor
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv FOLATES
PHOTOSENSITIZATION
PHOTOSTABILITY
PTERINIC IMPURITIES
UV-A RADIATION
topic FOLATES
PHOTOSENSITIZATION
PHOTOSTABILITY
PTERINIC IMPURITIES
UV-A RADIATION
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.4
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Folic acid, or pteroyl‑L‑glutamic acid (PteGlu) is a conjugated pterin derivative that is used in dietary supplementation as a source of folates, a group of compounds essential for a variety of physiological functions in humans. Photochemistry of PteGlu is important because folates are not synthesized by mammals, undergo photodegradation and their deficiency is related to many diseases. We have demonstrated that usual commercial PteGlu is unpurified with the unconjugated oxidized pterins 6‑formylpterin (Fop) and 6‑carboxypterin (Cap). These compounds are in such low amounts that a normal chromatographic control would not detect any pterinic contamination. However, the fluorescence of PteGlu solutions is due to the emission of Fop and Cap and the contribution of the PteGlu emission, much lower, is negligible. This is because the fluorescence quantum yield (ΦF) of PteGlu is extremely weak compared to the ΦF of Fop and Cap. Likewise, the PteGlu photodegradation upon UV-A radiation is an oxidation photosensitized by oxidized unconjugated pterins present in the solution, and not a process initiated by the direct absorption of photons by PteGlu. In brief, the fluorescence and photochemical properties of PteGlu solutions, prepared using commercially available solids, are due to their unconjugated pterins impurities and not to PteGlu itself. This fact calls into question many reported studies on fluorescence and photooxidation of this compound.
Fil: Dantola, Maria Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas; Argentina
Fil: Urrutia, María Noel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas; Argentina
Fil: Thomas, Andrés Héctor. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas; Argentina
description Folic acid, or pteroyl‑L‑glutamic acid (PteGlu) is a conjugated pterin derivative that is used in dietary supplementation as a source of folates, a group of compounds essential for a variety of physiological functions in humans. Photochemistry of PteGlu is important because folates are not synthesized by mammals, undergo photodegradation and their deficiency is related to many diseases. We have demonstrated that usual commercial PteGlu is unpurified with the unconjugated oxidized pterins 6‑formylpterin (Fop) and 6‑carboxypterin (Cap). These compounds are in such low amounts that a normal chromatographic control would not detect any pterinic contamination. However, the fluorescence of PteGlu solutions is due to the emission of Fop and Cap and the contribution of the PteGlu emission, much lower, is negligible. This is because the fluorescence quantum yield (ΦF) of PteGlu is extremely weak compared to the ΦF of Fop and Cap. Likewise, the PteGlu photodegradation upon UV-A radiation is an oxidation photosensitized by oxidized unconjugated pterins present in the solution, and not a process initiated by the direct absorption of photons by PteGlu. In brief, the fluorescence and photochemical properties of PteGlu solutions, prepared using commercially available solids, are due to their unconjugated pterins impurities and not to PteGlu itself. This fact calls into question many reported studies on fluorescence and photooxidation of this compound.
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