Efficient radical scavenging ability of artepillin C, a major component of Brazilian propolis, and the mechanism
Yoshihiro Uto,Kei Ohkubo,Haruko Yakumaru,Shiro Urano,Haruhiro Okuda,Jun-Ichi Ueda,Toshihiko Ozawa,Kiyoshi Fukuhara,Shunichi Fukuzumi,Hideko Nagasawa,Hitoshi Hori,Nobuo Ikota
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry Pub Date : 04/03/2003 00:00:00 , DOI:
10.1039/B302098CAbstract
Hydrogen transfer from artepillin C to cumylperoxyl radical proceeds via one-step hydrogen atom transfer rather than via electron transfer, the rate constant of which is comparable to that of (+)-catechin, indicating that artepillin C can act as an efficient antioxidant.
