
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Easton, C. J. 
A1  - Ferrante, A. 
A1  - Robertson, T. A. 
A1  - Xia, L. 
T1  - Antioxidant Behaviour of Thia Fatty Acids
JF  - Australian Journal of Chemistry
JO  - Aust. J. Chem.
Y1  - 2002
VL  - 55
IS  - 10
SP  - 647
EP  - 653
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/CH02095 
N2  - Eight thia fatty acids and other sulfides have been studied as inhibitors of autoxidation of arachidonic acid. The inhibitors extend the lag phase of the oxidation, to varying degrees. A carboxyl group in the vicinity of the sulfur reduces the antioxidant activity, while unsaturated sulfides are more effective than their saturated analogues. The results are consistent with the sulfides acting to reduce fatty acid hydroperoxides, which otherwise accumulate during the early stages of reaction and propagate the free-radical oxidation process. 
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