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| Author(s): |
Torres, Priscila
[1]
;
Santos, Janaina Pires
[2]
;
Chow, Fungyi
[2]
;
Pena Ferreira, Marcelo J.
[1]
;
dos Santos, Deborah Y. A. C.
[1]
Total Authors: 5
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| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Biosci, Dept Bot, Phytochem Lab, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Biosci, Dept Bot, Lab Marine Algae Edison Jose de Paula, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | ALGAL RESEARCH-BIOMASS BIOFUELS AND BIOPRODUCTS; v. 34, p. 57-67, SEP 2018. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 8 |
| Abstract | |
The most common Mycosporine-like Amino Acids (MAAs) in red algae (asterina-330, shinorine, palythine, palythinol, and porphyra-334) were evaluated regarding their in vitro antioxidant capacities, comparing them with synthetic (BHT and Trolox) and natural (ascorbic acid, gallic acid, p-cumaric acid, quercetin, and rutin) antioxidants. Folin-Ciocalteu, ABTS center dot(+), and FRAP assays have the same reaction mechanism of electron transfer and usually show a positive correlation. However, the antioxidant capacities for the MAAs were discrepant between these assays. While porphyra-334, shinorine, and palythine were as active as, or more active than synthetic phenolic antioxidants (Trolox and BHT) in Folin-Ciocalteu assay, the antioxidant potentials of MAAs were lower than those of the standard compounds in ABTS center dot(+) and FRAP assays. The pH-dependent antioxidant power was hypothesized as an explanation for this distinct behavior and was evaluated through ABTS center dot(+) assay. Alkaline pH allows antioxidant capacities similar to Trolox in ABTS center dot(+) assay, supporting our hypothesis. Comparing to standard compounds, MAAs showed low activity using ORAC assay and were pro-oxidant in beta-carotene/linoleic acid assay. Therefore, imino-MAAs present relevant in vitro antioxidant capacity under specific pH conditions in assays based on electron transfer. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 13/50731-1 - Physiological and chemical biodiversity of macroalgae ecologically and economically important |
| Grantee: | Fanly Fungyi Chow Ho |
| Support type: | BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Regular Research Grants |
| FAPESP's process: | 13/07543-0 - Pesticide activities of acetogenins of native species of Annonaceae from Brazilian Savanna |
| Grantee: | Déborah Yara Alves Cursino dos Santos |
| Support type: | Regular Research Grants |