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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3367-3370 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | ChemistrySelect |
Volume | 1 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Aug 2016 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- antioxidants
- cyclodextrins
- kinetics
- radical reactions
- radicals