Effect of hydrophobicity of yeast cell envelope on the rate of autooxidation of methyloleate
Men'shov, V.A.; Shishkina, L.N.
Biofizika 51(3): 491-498
2006
ISSN/ISBN: 0006-3029 PMID: 16808349 Document Number: 601670
The relationships between the antioxidant and antiperoxide properties and the lipid composition of yeast cell envelope prior to, and after the reaction with a liquid culture medium were studied. Correlations between the hydrophobicity of envelopes, their lipid composition and the parameters of the kinetic curves of the oxidation of model methyloleate in the presence of lipids were established. It was found that, irrespective of the general content of lipids in yeast cell envelope, preparations with high antiperoxide activity of lipids had a high hydrophobicity and sorbed lipophilic prooxidants from medium, whereas preparations with low antiperoxide activity were less hydrophobic and adsorbed predominantly lipophilic inhibitors. It was found that the most comprehensive information on the physicochemical properties of lipids adsorbed from medium is provided by an analysis of kinetic curves of oxidation in toto.