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Correspondence to:
Roland Stocker, To whom correspondence should be addressed., r.stocker{at}hri.org.au (E-mail)
15-Lipoxygenase (15-LO)-induced oxidation of lipids in human LDL may be pro-atherogenic. However, the extent to which 15-LO promotes enzymatic oxidation of esterified (i.e., major) lipids in LDL may depend on various factors. Here, we show that overall, LDL lipid oxidation was favored with high activity of human 15-LO, that phospholipids were the preferred esterified substrate, and that low temperature maintained a higher proportion of enzymatic product. However, under all conditions, 15-LO induced
We conclude that although purified 15-LO can oxidize isolated LDL lipids in vitro, such oxygenation always includes nonenzymatic reactions that likely play a major role in the more extensive oxidation of LDL by cell-derived 15-LO. Heydeck, D., J. M. Upston, H. Viita, S. Ylä-Herttuala, and R. Stocker. Oxidation of LDL by rabbit and human 15-lipoxygenase: prevalence of nonenzymatic reactions. J. Lipid Res. 2001. 42: 1082;1088.
Supplementary key words:
mammalian 15-lipoxygenase, lipid oxidation, vitamin E, lipoprotein
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