Synthesis and membrane protective activity of bis-sulfides derived from monoterpenoids and monosaccharides.

Hydroxyl- and chloroethyl derivatives of neomenthane- and isobornanethiol in yields of to 80% were synthesized. They served as the basis for the preparation of new bis-sulfides with diacetone-protected galacto- and fructopyranose fragments in yields up to 98%. The bis-sulfides synthesized were screened for membrane protective and antioxidant properties in a model cell system (in vitro) based on their ability to inhibit the HO-induced hemolysis of erythrocytes and retard the oxyhemoglobin oxidation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]