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The antioxidant activity of some curcuminoids and chalcones

Authors: Münevver Sökmen, M. Akram Khan

Published in: Inflammopharmacology | Issue 2-3/2016

Abstract

The antioxidant properties of the synthetic compound (C1)–(C8), which comprised 7 curcuminoids and a chalcone, were evaluated by two complementary assays, DPPH and β-carotene/linoleic acid. It was found that, in general, the free radical scavenging ability of (C1)–(C8) was concentration-dependent. Compounds (C1) and (C4), which contained (4-OH) phenolic groups, were found to be highly potent antioxidants with higher antioxidant values than BHT suggesting that synthetic curcuminoids are more potent antioxidants than standard antioxidants like BHT. Using β-carotene-linoleic acid assay, only the water-soluble 2, 4,6-trihydroxyphenolic chalcone (C5) showed 85.2 % inhibition of the formation of conjugated dienes reflecting on its potent antioxidant activity.

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Title: The antioxidant activity of some curcuminoids and chalcones
Authors: Münevver Sökmen
M. Akram Khan
Publication date: 01-06-2016
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: Inflammopharmacology / Issue 2-3/2016
Print ISSN: 0925-4692
Electronic ISSN: 1568-5608
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10787-016-0264-5

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