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Metal ion-catalysed oxidation of linoleic acid. Lipoxygenase-like regioselectivity of oxygenation
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Feii IonsBiochemistryNatural SciencesBiocatalysisHeme DegradationEnzyme CatalysisBioorganometallic ChemistryCatalysisLinoleate HydroperoxideChemistryCarbonyl MetabolismRedox ChemistryMedicineLinoleic AcidRedox BiologyHomogeneous CatalysisDeoxygenationOxidative Stress
Haem-proteins and CuII and FeII ions catalyse the oxygenation of linoleic acid in aqueous buffer to yield mainly the 13-OOH positional isomers of linoleate hydroperoxide, a regioselectivity that is similar to those of lipoxygenases.