On the magnetosensitivity of lipid peroxidation: two- versus three-radical dynamics

We present a theoretical analysis of the putative magneto sensitivity of lipid peroxidation. We focus on the widely accepted radical pair mechanism (RPM) and a recently suggested idea based on spin dynamics induced in three-radical systems by the mutual electron–electron dipolar coupling (D3M).

Most chemical reactions are insensitive to the weak magnetic fields that pervade our everyday surroundings.  An exception to this rule is the recombination of radical pairs, which depends on the overall electron spin of the reactants.  As a consequence of weak magnetic interactions modulating the overall spin of the radicals, the associated recombination yields are, at least in principle, susceptible to the strength and direction of external magnetic fields.

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