Product Description
iPF2α-VI-d4 contains four deuterium atoms at the 17, 17', 18, and 18' positions. It is intended for use as an internal standard for the quantification of iPF2α-VI by GC- or LC-mass spectrometry. Isoprostanes are prostaglandin-like products of free-radical induced lipid peroxidation. Although the isoprostanes derived from arachidonic acid are the best characterized, many other polyunsaturated fatty acids can form isoprostanes. iPF2α-VI is one of dozens of possible stereo- and regioisomeric isoprostanes which can be formed from arachidonic acid. To date, the most extensively studied of these is 8-isoprostane (8-epi-PGF2α, iPF2α-III). However, 8-isoprostane is a minor isoprostane constituent when compared to some of the other isomers which form in natural conditions of oxidative stress, including iPF2α-VI of the VI isoprostanes. This class has been shown to be one of the major isoprostane products, in contrast to 8-isoprostane. In addition to being produced in greater abundance than 8-isoprostane, Type VI isoprostanes form internal lactones which facilitate their extraction and purification from biological samples