Enhanced Radical-Scavenging Activity of a Planar Catechin Analogue
- 1 May 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Journal of the American Chemical Society
- Vol. 124 (21) , 5952-5953
- https://doi.org/10.1021/ja0178259
Abstract
A catechin analogue in which the geometry was constrained to be planar was synthesized. The planar catechin showed excellent radical-scavenging ability, comparable to that of quercetin, and efficient protection against DNA strand breakage induced by the Fenton reaction.Keywords
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