Lipid peroxidation

What it is

Lipid peroxidation is oxidative modification of lipids that can generate peroxide products.

What it does

It is studied in relation to changes in lipid-containing structures.

Research context and ingredient forms

Different assays measure different products and stages of oxidation.

Using this information

A change in one oxidation marker does not establish that a food or supplement prevents a clinical disease. Identify the tested material and outcome.

Scientific Research & References
  • Lipid Peroxidation: MeSH D015227

    National Library of Medicine

    Limitations: Supports the bounded definition or statement mapped to it. This source alone does not establish a food- or product-specific clinical benefit.

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  • Guidelines for measuring reactive oxygen species and oxidative damage in cells and in vivo

    Michael P. Murphy, Hülya Bayir, Vsevolod Belousov, Christopher J. Chang, Kelvin J. A. Davies, Michael J. Davies, Tobias P. Dick, Toren Finkel, Henry J. Forman, Yvonne Janssen-Heininger, David Gems, Valerian E. Kagan, Balaraman Kalyanaraman, Nils-Göran Larsson, Ginger L. Milne, Thomas Nyström, Henrik E. Poulsen, Rafael Radi, Holly Van Remmen, Paul T. Schumacker, Paul J. Thornalley, Shinya Toyokuni, Christine C. Winterbourn, Huiyong Yin, Barry Halliwell

    2022 · Nature Metabolism · Original expert consensus statement on measurement methods

    Limitations: Methods and terminology guidance. Does not establish a food or supplement treatment benefit.

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