Reducing activity level of alliin.
Alliin has been reported to have antioxidative activity. We tried to reexamine the antioxidative activity of alliin with a purified alliin preparation, and found that it has no antioxidative activity in a linoleic acid oxidation system. The reducing activity of alliin tested by the ECD method was also weak in showing antioxidative activity.
Hirata
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Graduate School of Integrated Science and Art Toua University, Shimonoseki, Japan.
Matsushita
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D000975:Antioxidants / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003545:Cysteine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D005737:Garlic / Q000737:chemistry; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010946:Plants, Medicinal
D000975:Antioxidants; C006453:alliin; D003545:Cysteine