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. 1968 Jan;106(2):419–423. doi: 10.1042/bj1060419

The effectiveness of a lipid peroxide in oxidizing protein and non-protein thiols

C Little 1,*, P J O'Brien 1
PMCID: PMC1198518  PMID: 5637351

Abstract

1. Thiol oxidation by a lipid peroxide or hydrogen peroxide was as efficient in denatured non-haem proteins as in small thiols. Both peroxides were relatively ineffective in oxidizing haemoprotein thiols, especially at low pH. Increased amounts of haematin decreased greatly the efficiency of GSH oxidation by peroxides especially at low pH. 2. Other than the haematin ring, the thiol group was found to be probably the group in proteins most sensitive to modification by peroxides. 3. At low concentrations, the fatty acid moiety of a lipid peroxide appeared to impede thiol oxidation in proteins, probably by hydrophobic bonding to the protein, rather than to stimulate thiol oxidation by denaturing the protein and thereby increasing the exposure and reactivity of the thiol group. 4. The relative rates of thiol oxidation by peroxides in the different thiols were: haemoprotein thiols>small thiols>other protein thiols. In all cases, thiol oxidation was much more rapid by the lipid peroxide than by hydrogen peroxide.

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