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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 322-326 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)/Lipids and Lipid Metabolism |
| Volume | 666 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 23 Dec 1981 |
Keywords
- Autoxidation
- Head-to-head condensation
- Linoleic acid
- Lipoxygenase
- Oxygen isotope
- Peroxy radical
- Scrambling