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Preparation of Enantiopure Non-Activated Aziridines and Synthesis of Biemamide B, D, and epiallo-Isomuscarine
Published on: June 13, 2022
Biologically important hydrazide-containing fused azaisocytosines as antioxidant agents
Małgorzata Sztanke1, Krzysztof Sztanke2
1a Department of Medical Chemistry , Medical University , Lublin , Poland.
Objectives:
Two important classes of hydrazide-containing fused azaisocytosines were evaluated as possible antioxidants and characterised by UV spectroscopy.
Methods:
2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydazyl (DPPH), nitric oxide (NO), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) scavenging potencies and reducing power of molecules were evaluated.
Results:
The strongest DPPH scavengers were found to be 9, showing the potency superior to that of butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), propyl gallate (PG) and 6-hydroxy-2,5,7,8-tetramethylchroman-2-carboxylic acid (Trolox) and comparable to that of ascorbic acid (AA), and 6, revealing the antioxidant potency superior to that of BHA, BHT, PG and Trolox. In turn, 3 and 9 were the most promising NO scavengers, exhibiting the potency superior to that of BHA, BHT (3 and 9) and AA (3). The most potent H2O2 scavengers proved to be 10 and 9 showing similar or even better neutralising potency than that of Trolox, BHT and BHA. Simultaneously, the majority of hydrazides revealed higher ferric reducing abilities than that of AA and BHT. Some structure-activity relationships were explored. A possible mechanism for the DPPH radical scavenging ability of hydrazide-containing molecules was proposed.
Discussion:
Hydrazides 3, 6 and 9 with an antioxidant potential better or comparable to that of the well-known antioxidants are proposed as new antioxidant candidates.
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