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A Generalized Method for Determining Free Soluble Phenolic Acid Composition and Antioxidant Capacity of Cereals and Legumes
Published on: June 10, 2022
Synthesis and antioxidant capacity of novel stable 5-tellurofuranose derivatives
Elton L Borges1, Marta T Ignasiak2, Yuliia Velichenko3
1Dept. of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Panum Institute, Blegdamsvej 3, DK-2200, Copenhagen, Denmark. davies@sund.ku.dk and School of Chemistry and Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia and Laboratório de Síntese Orgânica Limpa-LASOL, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, P.O. Box 354, 96010-900, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
Abstract:
Novel stable tellurium-containing carbohydrate derivatives are prepared from hexitols and pentitols through a double nucleophilic substitution with NaHTe in PEG-400. These tellurosugars react at very high rates with two-electron oxidants, including hypochlorous and peroxynitrous acid, formed at sites of inflammation, and show considerable promise as protective agents against oxidative damage.
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