Mechanism of lipid peroxidation photosensitized by tiaprofenic acid: Product studies using linoleic acid and 1,4-Cyclohexadienes as model substrates

Abdelouahid Samadi, Luis A. Martínez, Miguel A. Miranda, Isabel M. Morera

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Abstract

A careful study of the linoleic acid hydroperoxide (LOOH) profile obtained upon peroxidation of linoleic acid (LA) photosensitized by tiaprofenic acid (TPA) and analogous ketones has been undertaken to distinguish between type-I and type-II photoperoxidation mechanisms. 1,4-Cyclohexadiene and 1,2-dimethylcyclohexa-2,5-diene-carboxylic acid (CHDCA) have also been used as models for LA since they also have double allylic systems. Coir-radiation of LA with TPA and decarboxytiaprofenic acid (DTPA) in acetonitrile and micellar media produced significant amounts of conjugated dienic LOOH. The cis,trans to trans,trans ratio depended on the irradiation time; thus, this parameter is an ambiguous tool for mechanistic assignment. An interesting finding was the decrease of the LOOH level after long irradiation times in mixtures photooxidized by DTPA, which is attributed to quenching of the DTPA triplet by the generated dienic LOOH. High-performance liquid chromatography analyses confirmed that the main pathway operating in photodynamic lipid peroxidation sensitized by (D)TPA is a type-I mechanism. However, product studies using CHDCA have clearly shown that a type-II mechanism is also operating and might contribute to the overall photooxidation process in a significant way.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)359-365
Number of pages7
JournalPhotochemistry and Photobiology
Volume73
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 1 2001
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiation
  • Biochemistry
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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