Abstract
Nitric oxide did not react directly with retinyl acetate but, in the presence of an initiator, a series of nitroxide radicals was produced and observed by EPR spectroscopy. Product analyses showed that rapid oxidative degradation of retinyl acetate gave a series of carbonyl compounds. NO operating in concert with a self-derived initiator such as NO2 on unsaturated lipids could account for the cytotoxicity of this molecule.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2329-2332 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 19 |
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| Publication status | Published - 8 Oct 1996 |