title: Comparison of antioxidant activity between aromatic indolinonic nitroxides and natural and synthetic antioxidants.
abstract: In view of the possible employment of nitroxide compounds in various fields, it is important to know how they compare with other synthetic antioxidant compounds currently used in several industries and with naturally occurring antioxidants. To address this issue, the antioxidant activity of two aromatic indolinonic nitroxides synthesized by us was compared with both commercial phenolic antioxidants (BHT and BHA) and with natural phenolic antioxidants (alpha-hydroxytyrosol, tyrosol, caffeic acid, alpha-tocopherol). DPPH radical scavenging ability and the inhibition of both lipid and protein oxidation induced by the peroxyl-radical generator, AAPH, were evaluated. The results obtained show that overall: (i) the reduced forms of the nitroxide compounds are better scavengers of DPPH radical than butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) and butylated hydroxytoluene (BLT) but less efficient than the natural compounds; (ii) the nitroxides inhibit both linolenic acid micelles and bovine serum albumin (BSA) oxidation to similar extents as most of the other compounds in a concentration-dependent fashion. Since the aromatic nitroxides tested in this study are less toxic than BHT, these compounds may be regarded as potential, alternative sources for several applications. The mechanisms underlying the antioxidant activity of nitroxides were further confirmed by UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy experiments and macroscale reactions in the presence of radicals generated by thermolabile azo-compounds. Distribution coefficients in octanol/buffer of the nitroxides and the other compounds were also determined as a measure of lipophilicity.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze dei Materiali e della Terra, via Brecce Bianche, Università, 1-60131 Ancona, Italy. liz@unian.it
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Damiani
authors.forename: Chokri
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Belaid
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Carloni
authors.forename: Lucedio
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Greci
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D002021:Buffers; D002083:Butylated Hydroxyanisole / Q000737:chemistry; D002084:Butylated Hydroxytoluene / Q000737:chemistry; D002417:Cattle; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005609:Free Radicals; D006834:Hydrazines / Q000737:chemistry; D008823:Micelles; D008956:Models, Chemical; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000737:chemistry; D009570:Nitriles / Q000737:chemistry; D009589:Nitrogen Oxides; D000442:Octanols / Q000737:chemistry; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D010851:Picrates; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000737:chemistry; D013053:Spectrophotometry; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays; D017962:alpha-Linolenic Acid / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds; D002021:Buffers; D005609:Free Radicals; D006834:Hydrazines; D008823:Micelles; D009570:Nitriles; D009589:Nitrogen Oxides; D000442:Octanols; D010851:Picrates; D012709:Serum Albumin; D017962:alpha-Linolenic Acid; D002084:Butylated Hydroxytoluene; D002083:Butylated Hydroxyanisole; D009569:Nitric Oxide; C004931:1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl; C004526:azobis(isobutyronitrile); C039900:nitroxyl; D010100:Oxygen