Abstract
Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Genetic Stargardt’s disease share a common cytotoxic mechanism involving carbonyl and oxidative stress. Hence both stresses represent promising therapeutic targets. A lipophenol lead molecule has been previously highlighted. This molecule is composed by an alkylphloroglucinol moiety and a lipid part which is a polyunsaturated fatty acid, the docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, C22:6, ω3). In order to improve the antioxidant activity of this lipophenol, the total synthesis of two deuterated DHA on bis-allylic positions was performed. The cross-coupling between the deuterated DHA and the alkylphloroglucinol moiety led to the corresponding deuterated lipophenols. The impact of the deuterium to limit the cell toxicity and the lipid peroxidation was highlighted thanks to in vitro biological studies performed on retinal pigment epithelium cell line.