Reactivity of 2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl Solubilized in Water by β-Cyclodextrin and Its Methylated Derivative

Ikuo Nakanishi, Kei Ohkubo, Masato Kamibayashi, Yukihiro Ogawa, Toshihiko Ozawa, Ken Ichiro Matsumoto, Shunichi Fukuzumi

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Abstract

A stable radical, 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), frequently used as a reactivity model of reactive oxygen species, was successfully solubilized in water by forming an inclusion complex with β-cyclodextrin (β-CD), but the yield was less than 1 %. When β-CD was replaced with 2,6-di-O-methyl-β-cyclodextrin (DM-β-CD), the solubility of DPPH in water improved significantly. However, the reactivity of DM-β-CD-solubilized DPPH toward water-soluble antioxidants, such as ascorbate, Trolox, and caffeic acid, was significantly lower than that of β-CD-solubilized DPPH due to the steric hindrance of the methyl groups in DM-β-CD. Therefore, β-CD-solubilized DPPH is suitable for evaluating the innate activity of water-soluble antioxidants.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3367-3370
Number of pages4
JournalChemistrySelect
Volume1
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Aug 2016

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Keywords

  • antioxidants
  • cyclodextrins
  • kinetics
  • radical reactions
  • radicals

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