title: Scavenging effect of catechin on free radicals studied by molecular orbital calculation.
abstract: The eigenvectors, net charges, and electron population on catechin were calculated with molecular orbital method MNDO. It was found that the 2 hydroxyls on the benzene ring of the chromane were more active than the others on the other benzene ring when it reacted with a free radical.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing.
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Xin
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002392:Catechin / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers; D008968:Molecular Conformation
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers; D002392:Catechin