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Title: Peroxidation of the dried thin film of lipid by high-energy alpha particles from a cyclotron

Journal Article · · Radiat. Res.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2307/3576346· OSTI ID:5993661

High-energy ..cap alpha.. particles produced a dose-dependent linear increase in different lipid peroxidation products (e.g., malondialdehyde (MDA), conjugated dienes, and hydroperoxides) in the dried thin film state. An inverse dose-rate effect was observed when the dose rate was varied by changing either the ..cap alpha..-particle fluence rate or the ..cap alpha..-particle energy. The antioxidants ..cap alpha..-tocopherol and butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) suppressed the ..cap alpha..-particle-induced lipid peroxidation in the dried thin film state, and in this respect ..cap alpha..-tocopherol was found superior to BHT. It was found that ..cap alpha..-tocopherol was equally efficient in inhibiting lipid peroxidations by ..cap alpha.. particles and ultraviolet light.

Research Organization:
Saha Inst. of Nuclear Physics, Calcutta, India
OSTI ID:
5993661
Journal Information:
Radiat. Res.; (United States), Vol. 100:2
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English