A study of oxygen isotope scrambling in the enzymic and non-enzymic oxidation of linoleic acid

P. Schieberle, W. Grosch, H. Kexel, H. L. Schmidt

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Abstract

Lipoxygenases-1 and -2 isolated from soybeans were incubated with linoleic acid in the presence of a mixture of 16O2 and 18O2. The formation of 16O/18O-molecules which is indicative for a head-to-head reaction of peroxy radicals was determined and compared with that produced during autoxidation of a linoleic acid emulsion in the presence of ferric ions. Lipoxygenase-1 was much less active in scrambling than lipoxygenase-2 which was comparable to that found in the autoxidation reaction.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)322-326
Number of pages5
JournalBiochimica et Biophysica Acta - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism
Volume666
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 23 Dec 1981
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Autoxidation
  • Head-to-head condensation
  • Linoleic acid
  • Lipoxygenase
  • Oxygen isotope
  • Peroxy radical
  • Scrambling

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