Table 2.

The lengths of induction periods, τ, the rates of initiation, R_i, the slow-down factor (R_ox/R_inh, the ratio of the rate of non-inhibited process to the rate of inhibited process), and the inhibition rate constants, k_inh, calculated for autoxidation of 2.74 mM MeLin dispersed in Triton X-100 micelles (8 mM) and in liposomes (20.2 mM), inhibited by 1 µM PMHC, 1 µM Trolox, or 1B (equivalent of 1 µM PMHC, calculated from TG measurements). In both systems, the experiments were performed at 37 °C and pH 7.0. Peroxidation was initiated by 10 mM ABAP. Each measurement was run 4–6 times. Values are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation (SD).

Experimental System	τ/min	Ria/nMs−1	Rinh/nMs−1	R ox /R inh b	10−3 × kinh/M−1 s−1
micelles
PMHC	7.6 ± 0.7	4.4 ± 0.4	37 ± 5	9.0	18.8 ± 3.8
Trolox	9.6 ± 0.4	4.4 ± 0.4	47 ± 8	7.4	4.5 ± 0.9
1B	9.3 ± 0.6	4.4 ± 0.4	87 ± 5	4.0	2.2 ± 0.4
liposomes
PMHC	8.6 ± 0.6	3.8 ± 0.4	20 ± 6	5.0	13.9 ± 2.7
Trolox	8.7 ± 0.3	3.8 ± 0.4	24 ± 2	4.2	13.4 ± 2.7
1B	-	3.8 ± 0.4	67 ± 3 c	1.5	-

^a For R_i determination, see Equation 8 in Section 3.2. ^bThe (R_ox/R_inh) ratio informs how many times the inhibited oxidation is slower than spontaneous (non-inhibited) process. It can be also considered as the ratio of the kinetic chain length (the number of propagating cycles) of the inhibited to non-inhibited process. ^c For this system, the inhibition period was not detected (See curve d in Figure 4B) and the rate of the retarded process is listed.