Antioxidant action of persulfides and polysulfides against free radical-mediated lipid peroxidation

Takayuki Kanekoa, Yuichiro Mitab, Kanako Nozawa-Kumadac, Masana Yazakid, Mieko Arisawad, Etsuo Nikie, Noriko Noguchib & Yoshiro Saitoa* a Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Metabolism, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japanb The Systems Life Sciences Laboratory, Department of Medical Life Systems, Faculty of Life and Medical Sciences, Doshisha University, Kyotanabe, Japanc Department of Biophysical Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Aoba, Sendai, Japand Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japane Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST), The University of Tokyo, Komaba, Tokyo, Japan