1-2-linoleoylphosphatidylcholine and 2-2--azobis(2-4-dimethylvaleronitrile)

Phenolic antioxidants of the hydroxychroman class, alpha-tocopherol (alpha-TOC) and 2,2,5,6,7-pentamethyl-6-hydroxychroman (PMHC), and the hindered phenols 2,3-dihydro-5-hydroxy-2,2,4-trimethylnaphtho[1,2-b]furan (NFUR), 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methoxyphenol (DBHA), and 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methyl phenol (BHT), were delivered into oxidizable (ACCEPTOR) liposomes of dilinoleoylphosphatidylcholine (DLPC) or 1-palmitoyl-2-linoleoyl-phosphatidylcholine (PLPC) from saturated DONOR liposomes of dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine (DMPC) by liposomal transfer. The antioxidant activities, k(inh), by the inhibited oxygen uptake method were compared with the k(inh)s determined when the antioxidants were introduced into the liposomes by coevaporation from organic solvents. The peroxidations were initiated using either thermal initiators, water-soluble azo-bis-amidinopropane hydrochloride (ABAP), lipid-soluble azo-bis-2,4-dimethylvaleronitrile (ADVN) and di-tert-butylhyponitrite (DBHN), or the photoinitiator benzophenone. The antioxidants PMHC, NFUR, DBHA, and BHT transferred rapidly between liposomes, but several hours of incubation were needed to transfer alpha-TOC. The average k(inh)s in liposomes, in the relative order NFUR approximately DBHA > PMHC > BHT approximately alpha-TOC, were markedly lower than known values in organic solvent. k(inh) values in liposomes appear to be controlled by effects of hydrogen bonding with water and by restricted diffusion of antioxidants, especially in the case of alpha-TOC. Product studies of the hydroperoxides formed during inhibited oxygen consumption were carried out. The cis,trans/trans,trans (c,t/t,t) product ratios of the 9- and 13-hydroperoxides formed from PLPC during inhibited peroxidation by PMHC were similar for both the coevaporated and liposomal transfer procedures. The c,t/t,t ratio for the same concentration of alpha-TOC, 1.52, compares to a value of 1.69 for PMHC at the start of the inhibition period. The higher c,t/t,t ratio observed for NFUR in DLPC, which varied between values of 7.0 at the start of the inhibition to about 1.8 after the break in the induction period, is a reflection of the increased hydrogen atom donating ability of the antioxidant plus the increased concentration of oxidizable lipid provided by DLPC.

Topics: Amidines; Antioxidants; Azo Compounds; Butylated Hydroxytoluene; Chromans; Dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine; Furans; Lipid Peroxidation; Liposomes; Models, Chemical; Nitriles; Oxygen Consumption; Phosphatidylcholines; Vitamin E

Liposomal suspensions of dilinoleoylphosphatidylcholine (DLPC) containing alpha-tocopherol (0.1 mol%, based on DLPC were oxidized at 37 degrees C. The oxidation was initiated by a lipid-soluble or water-soluble free radical initiator, or by the addition of CuSO4 and fructose. In all the oxidation systems, alpha-tocopherol suppressed the formation of DLPC hydroperoxides until all the alpha-tocopherol had been depleted. The oxidation products of alpha-tocopherol were 8a-alkyldioxy-alpha-tocopherones, 5,6-epoxy-alpha-tocopherylquinone, 2,3-epoxy-alpha-tocopherylquinone, and alpha-tocopherylquinone. The 8a-alkyldioxy-alpha-tocopherones were decomposed in the liposomes primarily by being hydrolyzed to produce alpha-tocopherylquinone. The results indicate that alpha-tocopherol can trap peroxyl radical to form 8a-alkyldioxy-alpha-tocopherones which are hydrolyzed to alpha-tocopherylquinone in phospholipid bilayers. In another oxidation pathway, alpha-tocopherol may be oxidized by peroxyl radicals to form isomeric epoxy-alpha-tocopherylquinones.

Topics: Amidines; Azo Compounds; Copper; Copper Sulfate; Free Radicals; Fructose; Lipid Peroxidation; Liposomes; Nitriles; Oxidation-Reduction; Phosphatidylcholines; Solubility; Vitamin E

The authors have developed a kinetic method that allows one to obtain relative reactivity constants for lipophilic antioxidants in free radical systems. Two experimental model systems were developed: (a) a methanolic solution using AMVN as the free radical initiator and linoleic acid as the substrate, and (b) a multilamellar vesicle system composed of dilinoleoylphosphatidylcholine and AAPH as the substrate and the initiator, respectively. The use of these two systems allows researchers not only to determine the intrinsic reactivity of a potential antioxidant, but also to evaluate its potency in a membranous system where the contribution of the physical properties of the antioxidant to the inhibition of lipid peroxidation is important. These results show that all antioxidants tested acted in these systems as free radical scavengers, and they validate the synergism between intrinsic scavenging ability and membrane affinity and/or membrane-modifying physical properties in the inhibition of lipid peroxidation.

Topics: Amidines; Antioxidants; Azo Compounds; Chromans; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; Free Radical Scavengers; Free Radicals; Kinetics; Linoleic Acid; Linoleic Acids; Lipid Peroxidation; Liposomes; Mass Spectrometry; Nitriles; Phosphatidylcholines; Piperazines; Pregnatrienes