Stopped-flow kinetic study of the aroxyl radical-scavenging action of catechins and vitamin C in ethanol and micellar solutions

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 4406-4417

  Mitani, Shuji ^a   Ouchi, Aya ^a   Watanabe, Emi ^a   Kanesaki, Yu ^a   Nagaoka, Shin Ichi ^a   Mukai, Kazuo ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Epigallocatechin gallate; Free radical scavenging activity; pH dependence; PKa value; Reaction rate; Structure activity relationship; Tea catechins

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ASCORBIC ACID; CATECHIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; EPICATECHIN GALLATE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SCAVENGER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; KINETICS; MICELLE; PH; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY;

ASCORBIC ACID; CATECHIN; ETHANOL; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; MICELLES; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 47349119432     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf703770m     Document Type: Article

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