title: Fe(II)-EDTA chelate-induced aromatic hydroxylation of terephthalate as a new method for the evaluation of hydroxyl radical-scavenging ability.
abstract: The investigation of Fe(II)-EDTA chelate-induced aromatic hydroxylation of terephthalate in pH 7.4 phosphate buffer solution and a new method for the evaluation of hydroxyl radical-scavenging ability are reported. The method is based on attack of the hydroxyl radical on the terephthalate to produce highly fluorescent 2-hydroxyterephthalate, which is detected fluorimetrically. The formation of hydroxyl radical is believed to be the result of the reduction of molecular oxygen by Fe(II)-EDTA to form superoxide radical, which in turn dismutates to hydrogen peroxide, and then Fe(II)-EDTA catalyzes the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide to produce hydroxyl radical. The mechanism of the generation of hydroxyl radical in the proposed system was confirmed. This study established a simple and inexpensive method for the evaluation of the scavenging ability of some compounds on hydroxyl radicals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Analytical Sciences of MOE, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China. xqguo@jingxian.xmu.edu.cn
authors.forename: X F
authors.initials: XF
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: X Q
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Guo