Kinetic studies of the free radical-scavenging actions of tocopherol metabolites (α-, γ-, and δ-carboxyethyl-6-hydroxychroman) and trolox in ethanol and micellar solutions

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 84-91

  Mitarai, Akiko ^a   Ouchi, Aya ^a   Mukai, Kyohei ^a   Tokunaga, Aiko ^a   Mukai, Kazuo ^a   Abe, Kouichi ^b  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b EISAI CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; CEHC; Free radicals; pH dependence; pK a; Reaction rate; Stopped flow spectrophotometer; Tocopherol; Tocopherol metabolites; Trolox

Indexed keywords

6-HYDROXY-2,5,7,8-TETRAMETHYLCHROMAN-2-CARBOXYLIC ACID; ALCOHOL; CARBOXYETHYL HYDROXYCHROMAN; CARBOXYETHYL-HYDROXYCHROMAN; CHROMAN DERIVATIVE; SCAVENGER; TOCOPHEROL; TROLOX C; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; KINETICS; METABOLISM; MICELLE; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

CHROMANS; ETHANOL; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; KINETICS; MICELLES; SOLUTIONS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TOCOPHEROLS;

EID: 38549084602     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf0720133     Document Type: Article

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