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Therefore, to determine if oxidized lipids were formed by enzymic processes or by free radical autoxidation, a first step is to visualize the distribution of products. This step requires previous knowledge of the maximum number of oxidized products, their chromatographic behavior and ions associated with mass spectrometric detection of each product. Quantitative analyses almost always require the use of appropriate, pure standards. For samples from more complex sources where the lipids of interest are present at low concentration there may be many interfering ions. In these instances, tandem mass spectrometry can be used to select pairs of precursor ions and product ions formed by collision-induced dissociation in a procedure called selected reaction monitoring (SRM). This type of analysis usually provides a significant improvement in signal to noise so that the product can be accurately quantified. With modem instruments many, up to hundreds, of these transitions can be measured in a single analysis. In conjunction with retention time... 

The monohydroperoxides of triacylglycerols predominate in commercial oils (more than 90% of total peroxides), but the structure (and reactivity) of lipid hydroperoxides formed is related to the type of oil. For this reason, in some of the CL methods developed, the analytical signal depends not only on the concentration of peroxides present in the sample but also on the nature of the sample. This state was highlighted by Bunting and Gray (2003). The lipid hydroperoxides produced in oxidized oil during the Rancimat test have been monitored by the luminol CL reaction (Matthaus 1996). The obtained results were satisfactory, as the induction periods of the oils assessed by Rancimat and CL methods showed a significant linear correlation. 

As with urine, saliva (spumm) is easy to collect. The levels of protein and lipids in saliva or spumm are low (compared to blood samples). These matrices are viscous, which is why extraction efficiency of xenobioties amoimts to only 5 to 9%. By acidifying the samples, extraction efficiencies are improved as the samples are clarified, and proteinaceous material and cellular debris are precipitated and removed. Some xenobioties and their metabohtes are expressed in hair. Hair is an ideal matrix for extraction of analytes to nonpolar phases, especially when the parent xenobioties are extensively metabolized and often nondetectable in other tissues (parent molecules of xenobioties are usually less polar than metabolites). Hair is a popular target for forensic purposes and to monitor drug compliance and abuse. Human milk may be an indicator of exposure of a newborn to compounds to which the mother has been previously exposed. The main components of human milk are water (88%), proteins (3%), lipids (3%), and carbohydrates in the form of lactose (6%). At present, increasing attention is devoted to the determination of xenobioties in breath. This matrix, however, contains only volatile substances, whose analysis is not related to PLC applications. 

New developments in immobilization surfaces have lead to the use of SPR biosensors to monitor protein interactions with lipid surfaces and membrane-associated proteins. Commercially available (BIACORE) hydrophobic and lipophilic sensor surfaces have been designed to create stable membrane surfaces. It has been shown that the hydrophobic sensor surface can be used to form a lipid monolayer (Evans and MacKenzie, 1999). This monolayer surface can be used to monitor protein-lipid interactions. For example, a biosensor was used to examine binding of Src homology 2 domain to phosphoinositides within phospholipid bilayers (Surdo et al., 1999). In addition, a lipophilic sensor surface can be used to capture liposomes and form a lipid bilayer resembling a biological membrane. 

The dynamics of lipid movement between the two leaflets of membrane lipid bilayers has been monitored using a variety of phospholipid analogs. Most of the analogs incorporate a reporter group attached to the C-2 of the glycerol moiety. One common substituent is a florescent-labelled fatty acid to form 1,2-(palmitoyl-N-4-nitrobenzo-2-oxa-1,3-diazole-amino-caproyl)... 

Iodide ion-selective electrode The iodide electrode has broad application both in the direct determination of iodide ions present in various media as well as for the determination of iodide in various compounds. It is, for example, important in the determination of iodide in milk [44,64,218, 382, 442], This electrode responds to Hg ions [150, 306, 439] and can be used for the indirect determination of oxidizing agents that react with iodide, such as 10 [305], lOi [158], Pd(II) [117, 347,405] and for the determination of the overall oxidant content, for example in the atmosphere [393], It can also be used to monitor the iodide concentration formed during the reactions of iodide with hydrogen peroxide or perborate, catalyzed by molybdenum, tungsten or vanadium ions, permitting determination of traces of these metals [12,192,193, 194, 195]. The permeability of bilayer lipid membranes for iodide can be measured using an I"... 

LB films with multilayers (varying from a few layers to thousands) could be made, and the adsorption monitored by measuring the decrease in fl on each stroke. If no adsorption takes place, then no change is observed. There are some lipids, such as cholesterol, which do not form LB films. There are also other methods, such as... 

As discussed above, cresols are widely distributed natural compounds. They are formed as metabolites of microbial activity and are excreted in the urine of mammals. Various plant lipid constituents, including many oils, contain cresols. Cresols have also been detected in certain foods and beverages such as tomatoes, tomato ketchup, cooked asparagus, various cheeses, butter, oil, red wine, distilled spirits, raw and roasted coffee, black tea, smoked foods, tobacco, and tobacco smoke (Fiege and Bayer 1987). However, very few monitoring data for cresols in food were found in the literature. 

Even closer to cell membranes than monolayers and bilayers are organized surfactant structures called black lipid membranes (BLMs). Their formation is very much like that of an ordinary soap bubble, except that different phases are involved. In a bubble, a thin film of water — stabilized by surfactants — separates two air masses. In BLMs an organic solution of lipid forms a thin film between two portions of aqueous solution. As the film drains and thins, it first shows interference colors but eventually appears black when it reaches bilayer thickness. The actual thickness of the BLM can be monitored optically as a function of experimental conditions. Since these films are relatively unstable, they are generally small in area and may be formed by simply brushing the lipid solution across a pinhole in a partition separating two portions of aqueous solution. 

Procedure. To form a BLM, a small amount (.— 0.005 ml.) of lipid solution was applied via a Teflon capillary attached to a micrometer syringe. The formation characteristics leading to the black state were observed under reflected light at 20-40 X magnification. Other precautions that should be exercised are essentially those described previously (10). The bifacial tension of BLM was measured as follows. After the membrane had become completely black (except at the Plateau-Gibbs border), the infusion-withdrawal pump was started. The pressure difference across the BLM was continuously monitored and reached a maximum when the membrane was hemispherical. The interfacial tension was calculated from this point using Equation 3. 

The intensity of undesirable sensory notes has been positively correlated with the content of carbonyl compounds formed through lipid autoxidation reactions. In general, the carbonyl compounds present have the greatest impact on flavor owing to their low flavor thresholds in comparison with hydrocarbons, substituted furans, and alcohols. Aldehydes are major contributors to the loss of desirable flavor in meats because of their rate of formation during lipid oxidation and low flavor threshold. Thus, an alternative approach for monitoring the extent of lipid oxidation in fats and oils is to measure... 

There is substantial history regarding the application of conventional vibrational spectroscopy methods to study the intact surface of skin, the extracted stratum corneum and the ceramide-cholesterol-fatty acid mixtures that constitute the primary lipid components of the barrier. The complexity of the barrier and the multiple phases formed by the interactions of the barrier components have begun to reveal the role of each of these substances in barrier structure and stability. The use of bulk phase IR to monitor lipid phase behavior and protein secondary structures in the epidermis, as well as in stratum corneum models, is also well established 24-28 In addition, in vivo and ex vivo attenuated total reflectance (ATR) techniques have examined the outer layers of skin to probe hydration levels, drug delivery and percutaneous absorption at a macroscopic level.29-32 Both mid-IR and near-IR spectroscopy have been used to differentiate pathological skin samples.33,34 The above studies, and many others too numerous to mention, lend confidence to the fact that the extension to IR imaging will produce useful results. 

In recent years, modern instrumental methods have been developed to monitor lipid oxidation in biological samples, including dairy products. These include use of electron spin resonance (ESR) spectrometry, direct measurement of secondary oxidative products such as malonaldehyde, static and dynamic GC/MS methods. ESR spectrometry permits detection of free radicals formed in the very early stages of oxidation prior to the formation of peroxides. The method has been applied successfully to dairy products such as milk powders and processed cheese (Nielsen et al., 1997 Stapelfeldt... 

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