Abstract
The newly described iron/hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)/iodide antimicrobial system iodinates arachidonic acid to form the same products which are generated by peroxidase/H2O2/iodide systems. Arachidonic acid is multiply iodinated with the formation of bis-iodohydrins and monoiodinated products which were identified as iodolactones by their high performance liquid chromatography elution patterns and by gas chromatography-mass spectrometric analysis. Iodination of arachidonic acid by the iron/H2O2/iodide system appears to proceed via the formation of hydroxyl radicals as an intermediate species. Iodination of unsaturated lipids may contribute to the cytotoxicity of the iron/H2O2/iodide system.
Original language | English (US) |
---|---|
Pages (from-to) | 390-392 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Lipids |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 1 1983 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Cell Biology