Synthesis and evaluation of the antioxidant activity of lipophilic phenethyl trifluoroacetate esters by in vitro ABTS, DPPH and in cell-culture DCF assays

Molecules

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Bernini, Roberta ^a   Barontini, Maurizio ^a   Cis, Valentina ^a   Carastro, Isabella ^a   Tofani, Daniela ^b   Chiodo, Rosa Anna ^b   Lupattelli, Paolo ^c   Incerpi, Sandra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

ABTS assay; Cell culture DCF assay; DPPH assay; Hydroxytyrosol trifluoroacetate; Lipophilic antioxidants; Phenethyl trifluoroacetate esters; Tyrosol trifluoroacetate

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ESTER; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TRIFLUOROACETIC ACID;

BIOASSAY; CELL CULTURE; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PROCEDURES; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SYNTHESIS;

ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; ESTERS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TRIFLUOROACETIC ACID;

EID: 85041011468     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules23010208     Document Type: Article

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