title: Fenton-dependent damage to carbohydrates: free radical scavenging activity of some simple sugars.
abstract: The antioxidant properties of simple carbohydrates were studied in a chemical system. Hydroxyl radicals generated by a Fenton reaction induce damage on simple carbohydrates with a consequent free radical scavenging activity. Carbohydrate activities were measured by different methods as spin-trapping of hydroxyl radical and electron paramagnetic resonance detection and 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl quenching. Carbohydrate damage was evaluated in a Fenton system by measuring the reactive substances to thiobarbituric acid, by their decreased detection with an HPLC test, and by a gas chromatographic determination of formic acid from sugar oxidation. Different intensities of damage and scavenging were found according to molecular structure, and some hyphotheses on the carbohydrate action against free radicals were attempted. The assayed disaccharides were shown to be more active toward and less damaged by hydroxyl radical than monosaccharides.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, CNR, via C. Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Morelli
authors.forename: Samantha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Russo-Volpe
authors.forename: Novella
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bruno
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lo Scalzo
mesh_terms: D001713:Biphenyl Compounds; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000737:chemistry*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004187:Disaccharides / Q000737:chemistry; D004578:Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy; D005561:Formates / Q000737:chemistry; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers / Q000737:chemistry*; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017665:Hydroxyl Radical / Q000737:chemistry; D007501:Iron / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009005:Monosaccharides / Q000737:chemistry; D010851:Picrates / Q000737:chemistry; D017392:Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D001713:Biphenyl Compounds; D002241:Carbohydrates; D004187:Disaccharides; C045076:Fenton's reagent; D005561:Formates; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers; D009005:Monosaccharides; D010851:Picrates; D017392:Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances; C030544:formic acid; D017665:Hydroxyl Radical; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; C004931:1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl; D007501:Iron