Antioxidative Effect of Dihydrosphingosine (d18:0) and α-Tocopherol on Tridocosahexaenoin (DHA-TAG)

[Image: see text] Sphingoid bases have shown promise as effective antioxidants in fish oils together with α-tocopherol, and the effect has been attributed to products resulting from amino–carbonyl reactions (lipation products) between the sphingoid base amine group and carbonyl compounds from lipid oxidation. In this study, the synergistic effect of dihydrosphingosine (d18:0) and α-tocopherol was studied on pure docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) triacylglycerols with an omics-type liquid- and gas-chromatographic mass spectrometric approach to verify the synergistic effect, to get a comprehensive view on the effect of d18:0 on the oxidation pattern, and to identify the lipation products. The results confirmed that d18:0 rapidly reacts further in the presence of lipid oxidation products and α-tocopherol. α-Tocopherol and d18:0 showed an improved antioxidative effect after 12 h of oxidation, indicating the formation of antioxidants through carbonyl–amine reactions. Imines formed from the carbonyls and d18:0 could be tentatively identified.