title: Tocotrienols from palm oil as potent inhibitors of lipid peroxidation and protein oxidation in rat brain mitochondria.
abstract: The tocotrienol-rich-fraction (TRF) from palm oil, being tried as a more economical and efficient substitute for alpha-tocopherol, significantly inhibited oxidative damage in vitro to both lipids and proteins in rat brain mitochondria induced by ascorbate-Fe2+, the free radical initiator azobis(2-amidopropane)dihydrochloride (AAPH) and photosensitisation. The observed inhibitory effect was both time- and concentration-dependent. At a low concentration of 5 microM, TRF can significantly inhibit oxidative damage to both lipids and proteins. The inhibitory effect of TRF seems to be mainly due to gamma-tocotrienol and to a lesser extent alpha- and delta-tocotrienols. TRF was significantly more effective than alpha-tocopherol. This fraction from palm oil can be considered a natural antioxidant supplement capable of protecting the brain against oxidative damage and thereby from the ensuing adverse alterations.
authors.affiliation: Radiation Biology and Biochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Bombay, India.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Kamat
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Devasagayam
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D004042:Dietary Fats, Unsaturated / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects*; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000378:metabolism*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction / Q000187:drug effects; D000073878:Palm Oil; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000494:pharmacology; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D024508:Tocotrienols; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D004042:Dietary Fats, Unsaturated; D010938:Plant Oils; D011506:Proteins; D024508:Tocotrienols; D014810:Vitamin E; D000073878:Palm Oil; C082032:tocotrienol, alpha