Parthasarathy S
Biochim Biophys Acta. 1987 Feb 14;917(2):337-40. doi: 10.1016/0005-2760(87)90139-1.
Reduced glutathione and other compounds with free -SH groups promoted the oxidation of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) in the absence of cells in Ham's F-10 medium. In contrast, compounds in which the thiol groups were oxidized or blocked were ineffective in oxidizing LDL. Thiol-induced modification of LDL did not occur in media lacking in redox metals. It is suggested that thiols react with redox metal, generating thiol- and oxygen-derived free radicals that promote modification of LDL.