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FREE RADICAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
卷 34, 期 1, 页码 84-92出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-5849(02)01185-1
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flavonoids; procyanidins; catechins; antioxidants; lipid oxidation; membrane physical properties; cocoa; free radicals
The antioxidant activity and the membrane effects of the flavanols (-)-epicatechin, (+)-catechin, and their related oligomers, the procyanidins, were evaluated in liposomes composed by phosphatidylcholine:phosphatidylserine (60:40, molar ratio). When liposomes were oxidized with a steady source of free radicals, the flavanols and procyanidins (25 muM monomer equivalents) inhibited oxidation in a manner that was related to procyanidin chain length. Flavanols and procyanidins did not influence membrane fluidity or lipid lateral phase separation. However, flavanols and procyanidins induced a decrease in the membrane surface potential and protected membranes from detergent-induced disruption. These effects were dependent on flavonoid concentration, procyanidin chain length, and membrane composition. Flavanol- and procyanidin-induced inhibition of lipid oxidation was correlated with their effect on membrane surface potential and integrity. These results indicate that the interaction of flavanols and procyanidins with phospholipid head groups, particularly with those containing hydroxyl groups, is associated with a reduced rate of membrane lipid oxidation. Thus, flavanols and procyanidins can potentially reduce oxidative modifications of membranes by restraining the access of oxidants to the bilayer and the propagation of lipid oxidation in the hydrophobic membrane matrix. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Inc.
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