| Literature DB >> 7121213 |
K Fukuzawa, A Tokumura, S Ouchi, H Tsukatani.
Abstract
The antioxidant activities of 4 tocopherols, tocol, and a water-soluble model analog of alpha-tocopherol were compared. Egg lecithin liposomes were used and oxidation was catalyzed by Fe2+-ascorbate. The activities decreased in the order alpha greater than beta greater than gamma greater than delta-tocopherol greater than tocol, in agreement with their potencies in vivo. The water-soluble analog was the least effective. Activity depended on the molar ratio of antioxidant to unsaturated lipid, with one molecule each of the alpha-, beta-, gamma-, delta-tocopherol and tocol capable of protecting, respectively, 220, 120, 100, 30 and 20 molecules of polyunsaturated fatty acid. The mechanism of possible antioxidant effect of the compounds used is discussed.Entities:
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Year: 1982 PMID: 7121213 DOI: 10.1007/bf02535334
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Lipids ISSN: 0024-4201 Impact factor: 1.880