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  • Title: [Evidence of the oxidation of unsaturated fatty acids in cataracts].
    Author: Babizhaev MA, Linberg LF.
    Journal: Biokhimiia; 1986 Oct; 51(10):1702-7. PubMed ID: 3778973.
    Abstract:
    Gas chromatography analysis with the use of an electron captured detector including preparation of the halogen-substituted derivatives of fatty acids is a useful tool for the detection of lipid peroxidation products both in vitro and in vivo. This technique was applied to determine the content of fatty acid oxy-derivatives in lipid samples of transparent and completely opaque human lenses. At the stage of mature cataract a significantly increased level of oxyproducts was observed in the lens lipid fraction. It was concluded that accumulation of polar oxygroups in the lipid bilayer of plasma membranes of lens fibres is a plausible cause of their damage in cataracts.
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