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Abstract
Activated metmyoglobin (MetMb) by H2O2 initiates oxidation of microsomal unsaturated fatty acids, beta-carotene and methional but not formate. Lipid peroxidation by activated MetMb was not inhibited by catalase. The activated species which initiates lipid peroxidation appears to be a porphyrin cation radical, PFeIV=O, and not a hydroxyl radical.Entities:
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Year: 1985 PMID: 4046748 DOI: 10.1007/BF02534290
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Lipids ISSN: 0024-4201 Impact factor: 1.880