title: Synthesis and antioxidant activity of olivil-type lignans.
abstract: Olivil-type lignans, an enantiomeric type of natural olivil, were synthesized for the first time to evaluate the relationship between the structure of olivil and its antioxidant activity. A comparison of the antioxidant activity with that of other synthesized tetrahydrofuran lignans indicated reduced activity with the tertiary hydroxy group. A different effect of the two phenolic groups of olivil on the antioxidant activity was also observed.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Agriculture, Ehime University, Ehime, Japan. syamauch@agr.ehime-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamauchi
authors.forename: Yoshimasa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kirikihira
authors.forename: Toshiya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Masuda
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017705:Lignans / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015394:Molecular Structure
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D017705:Lignans; C476392:olivil