Fluorescence formation from hydroperoxide of phosphatidylcholine with amino compound.

The hydroperoxides of methyl linoleate, 1-palmitoyl-2-linoleoyl-phosphatidylcholine and trilinolein each produced similar fluorescent substances through reaction with amino compounds after decomposition by heme methyl ester. Fluorescent substances formed from methyl linoleate with 1-aminopentane revealed characteristic fluorescence peaks on HPLC, while those obtained from 1-palmitoyl-2-linoleoyl-phosphatidylcholine and trilinolein were not eluted under the same conditions. However, when both of these fluorescent substances were transesterified to methyl ester, the same fluorescence peaks were observed. This result suggests that fluorescent substances formed from oxidized membrane lipids with amino compounds remain attached to phospholipids without being released from their glycerol backbone.