title: Efficiency of natural phenolic compounds regenerating alpha-tocopherol from alpha-tocopheroxyl radical.
abstract: Benzoic acid-derived phenolics (p-hydroxybenzoic acid, 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid, vanillic acid, syringic acid, and gallic acid) and the polyphenols epicatechin and epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) were evaluated for their efficiency in regenerating alpha-tocopherol from alpha-tocopheroxyl radical in comparison with ascorbyl palmitate, which is known to regenerate alpha-tocopherol. Ethanolic solutions of phenolic compounds were added to a homogeneous hexane medium containing alpha-tocopheroxyl radical generated by reaction of alpha-tocopherol in molar excess with 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical, and the alpha-tocopheroxyl radical was monitored by electron spin resonance spectroscopy. p-Hydroxybenzoic acid, vanillic acid, and syringic acid (400 microM) did not exhibit a significant effect on alpha-tocopheroxyl radical concentration (0.6-0.7 microM). In contrast, 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid and gallic acid were able to reduce the concentration of alpha-tocopheroxyl radical by 16 and 64%, respectively. Epicatechin showed a reduction of alpha-tocopheroxyl radical similar to gallic acid, and EGCG and ascorbyl palmitate were the most effective, reducing alpha-tocopheroxyl radical completely at a much lower phenolic concentration (66.7 microM). The moles of alpha-tocopheroxyl radical reduced per mole of ascorbyl palmitate (0.93), EGCG (0.066), gallic acid (4.3 x 10(-4)), and epicatechin (4.5 x 10(-4)) were determined, and the logarithm of these stoichoimetric ratios showed a negative linear relationship with the bond dissociation enthalpies of the O-H bond of the phenolics. The relative capacity to reduce alpha-tocopheroxyl radical was found to be ascorbyl palmitate (2142) > EGCG (151) > gallic acid (1) approximately epicatechin (1).
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas (CSIC), Eduardo Cabello 6, 36208 Vigo, Spain. mpazos@iim.csic.es
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pazos
authors.forename: Mogens L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Andersen
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Medina
authors.forename: Leif H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Skibsted
mesh_terms: D004578:Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy; D000431:Ethanol; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000494:pharmacology; D005609:Free Radicals / Q000737:chemistry*; D062385:Hydroxybenzoates / Q000494:pharmacology; D010636:Phenols / Q000494:pharmacology*; D059808:Polyphenols; D012996:Solutions; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000737:chemistry*; D024502:alpha-Tocopherol / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D005419:Flavonoids; D005609:Free Radicals; D062385:Hydroxybenzoates; D010636:Phenols; D059808:Polyphenols; D012996:Solutions; C066323:tocopheroxy radical; D014810:Vitamin E; D000431:Ethanol; D024502:alpha-Tocopherol