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.
Graduate School of Integrated Science and Art Toua University, Shimonoseki, Japan.
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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