Abstract
Lipid droplets were prepared from atherosclerotic aorta of WHHL rabbit. Two peroxidized fatty acids, which were much more polar than unoxidized fatty acids, were recovered from saponified lipid droplets by reverse phase HPLC analysis. Maximum absorption of these peroxidized fatty acids was observed at 233nm, suggesting that they are cis-trans conjugated diene fatty acids. One of the fatty acids corresponded to 13-hydroxyoctadecadienoic acid.
