Enhanced radical-scavenging activity of naturally-oriented artepillin C derivatives.*

Enhanced radical-scavenging activity of naturally-oriented artepillin C derivatives.

Manda S, Nakanishi I, Ohkubo K, Uto Y, Kawashima T, Hori H, Fukuhara K, Okuda H, Ozawa T, Ikota N, Fukuzumi S, Anzai K.

Source

Radiation Modifier Team, Heavy-Ion Radiobiology Research Group, Research Center for Charged Particle Therapy, National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS), Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan.

Abstract

More than two-fold augmentation in the radical-scavenging activity of artepillin C could be achieved via altering the O-H bond dissociation enthalpy of artepillin C by means of structural modifications.

 

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