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Novel interference in thiobarbituric acid assay for lipid peroxidation
Author(s) -
Baumgartner W. A.,
Baker N.,
Hill V. A.,
Wright E. T.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
lipids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.601
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1558-9307
pISSN - 0024-4201
DOI - 10.1007/bf02532707
Subject(s) - thiobarbituric acid , acetaldehyde , lipid peroxidation , lipidology , clinical chemistry , chemistry , sucrose , biochemistry , chromatography , tbars , antioxidant , ethanol
The thiobarbituric acid test for lipid peroxidation, when applied to a mixture of acetaldehyde and sucrose, produces a 532 nm aborbing chromogen which is indistinguishable from that formed by malonaldehyde and thiobarbituric acid. Unless special procedures are adopted to correct for this effect, the combined action of acetaldehyde and sucrose interferes seriously with the assay of lipid peroxidation reactions, notably those implicated in alcohol‐induced liver injuries. However, this unusual thiobarbituric acid effect also can be used as a sensitive method for the detection of acetaldehyde.