Journal
BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
Volume 65, Issue 1, Pages 126-132Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.65.126
Keywords
antioxidative activity; catechins; metal ions; oxidation potential
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The Effects of on on antioxidative activities of catechol, pyrogallol, and four catechins, and effects of metal ions (Al3+, Ca2+, Cd2+, Co2+, Cr3+, Cu2+, Fe2+ Fe3+, K+, Mg2+, Mn2+, Na+, and Zn2+) on antioxidative activities of (-)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) were studied by an oxygen electrode method. The antioxidative activities of catechins were high and constant at pH 6-12, but decreased in acidic and strong alkaline solutions. Copper(II) ion the most strongly increased the antioxidative activity of EGCG among these metal ions examined, but iron(II) ion largely inhibited the antioxidative activity of EGCG. These effects are discussed considering the formation of metal complexes with catechins and the change in oxidation potentials.
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