Efficient radical scavenging ability of artepillin C, a major component of Brazilian propolis, and the mechanism

Ikuo Nakanishi, Yoshihiro Uto, Kei Ohkubo, Kentaro Miyazaki, Haruko Yakumaru, Shiro Urano, Haruhiro Okuda, Jun Ichi Ueda, Toshihiko Ozawa, Kiyoshi Fukuhara, Shunichi Fukuzumi, Hideko Nagasawa, Hitoshi Hori, Nobuo Ikota

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Abstract

Hydrogen transfer from artepillin C to cumylperoxyl radical was followed. It was found that artepillin C exhibits an efficient radical-scavenging activity against cumylperoxyl radical in an aprotic medium. The absence of an effect of Sc3+ on the kHT values demonstrated that the hydrogen transfer from artepillin C to cumylperoxyl radical proceeds via one-step hydrogen atom transfer.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1452-1454
Number of pages3
JournalOrganic and Biomolecular Chemistry
Volume1
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 7 May 2003

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