title: Rate of free-radical oxidation of C18 diene and triene fatty acids in aqueous micellar solutions and effectiveness of beta-carotene as an inhibitor of their oxidation.
abstract: The rate of accumulation of conjugated dienes of polyunsaturated fatty acids was measured during free-radical oxidation of linoleic acid (18:2n-6, LA), alpha-linolenic acid (18:3n-3, alpha-LNA), and gamma-linolenic acid (18:3n-6, gamma-LNA) initiated by 2,2;-azo-bis-(2-amidinopropane) hydrochloride in aqueous micellar solutions of sodium dodecyl sulfate and sodium cholate. It was shown that, unlike homogeneous solutions, the oxidative stability of PUFAs in aqueous dispersions increased with an increase in the extent of unsaturation. The rate of LA oxidation was more than tenfold greater than that of alpha- and gamma-LNA. The antioxidant activity of beta-carotene, in contrast to homogeneous solutions, in both micellar systems studied depended on the degree of PUFA unsaturation. We found that 5 micro M beta-carotene effectively inhibited the LA oxidation (almost by 90%), whereas the oxidation of alpha-LNA and gamma-LNA was not inhibited by beta-carotene even at much greater concentration (30 micro M). The paradoxical discrepancy between the extent of unsaturation and the PUFA oxidation rate, as well as a decrease in the efficiency of beta-carotene-dependent inhibition of oxidation of more polyunsaturated fatty acids in reactions conducted in aqueous dispersions is consistent with the model according to which the peroxyl radicals of LA and fatty acids with the double-bond number greater than two exhibit different polarity.
authors.affiliation: Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991, Russia. nagler@sky.chph.ras.ru
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Nagler
authors.forename: V Z
authors.initials: VZ
authors.lastname: Lankin
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Kozachenko
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Gurevich
mesh_terms: D000578:Amidines / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005609:Free Radicals / Q000737:chemistry; D007700:Kinetics; D019787:Linoleic Acid / Q000737:chemistry*; D008042:Linolenic Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D008823:Micelles; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D020358:Sodium Cholate / Q000737:chemistry; D012967:Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate / Q000737:chemistry; D012996:Solutions / Q000737:chemistry*; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry; D019207:beta Carotene / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000578:Amidines; D000975:Antioxidants; D005609:Free Radicals; D008042:Linolenic Acids; D008823:Micelles; D012996:Solutions; D019207:beta Carotene; D014867:Water; D012967:Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate; C046728:2,2'-azobis(2-amidinopropane); D019787:Linoleic Acid; D020358:Sodium Cholate