RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Nitrone-Trolox conjugate as an inhibitor of lipid oxidation: Towards synergistic antioxidant effects JF bioRxiv FD Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory SP 323386 DO 10.1101/323386 A1 L. Socrier A1 M. Rosselin A1 A. M. Gomez Giraldo A1 B. Chantemargue A1 F. Di Meo A1 P. Trouillas A1 G. Durand A1 S. Morandat YR 2018 UL http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2018/05/16/323386.abstract AB Free radical scavengers like α-phenyl-N-tert-butylnitrone (PBN) and 6-hydroxy-2,5,7,8-tetramethylchroman-2-carboxylic acid (Trolox) have been widely used as protective agents in various biomimetic and biological models. A series of three amphiphilic Trolox and PBN derivatives have been designed by adding to the parent molecules both a perfluorinated chain and a sugar group in order to render them amphiphilic. In this work, we have studied the interaction of these derivatives with lipid membranes and how it correlates to their antioxidant properties.The three derivatives form monolayers at the air/water interface. We next investigated the ability of each derivative to interact with 1,2-dilinoleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DLPC) as well as their efficiency to inhibit the AAPH-induced oxidation of DLPC liposomes. The location of these derivatives in the membrane is a key parameter to rationalize their antioxidant efficiency. The derivative bearing both the PBN and the Trolox antioxidant moieties on the same fluorinated carrier exhibited a synergistic antioxidant effect by delaying the oxidation process. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations supported the understanding of the mechanism of action, highlighting various key physical-chemical descriptors.Highlights‒ Amphiphilic fluorinated antioxidants efficiently inhibit lipid oxidation‒ The perfluorinated chain allows the insertion into membranes‒ The nature of the antioxidant is a key parameter in the antioxidant efficiency‒ The combination of Trolox and PBN results in a synergistic antioxidant effectCondensed running title Trolox derivatives limit lipid oxidation