[Questions on the origin of the fluorescent "inflammation" effect in lipofuscin granules]

It has been shown that the effect of fluorescence "inflammation" in lipid-containing granules (LCG) within the range of 540-570 nm is due to the presence of retinene derivatives in their composition. Retinene derivatives under investigation (three out of four) gave rise to the effect of "inflammation" only under anaerobic conditions. Manifestation of this effect in vitro correlated with the number of unsaturated double bonds in the aromatic ring.