Reactivity Indexes and O-H Bond Dissociation Energies of a Large Series of Polyphenols: Implications for their Free Radical Scavenging Activity

Authors

  • Adriana Pérez-González Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa
  • Aida Mariana Rebollar-Zepeda Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa
  • Jorge Rafael León-Carmona Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa
  • Annia Galano Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29356/jmcs.v56i3.285

Abstract

Several chemical descriptors have been evaluated for thirty polyphenols within the frame of the Density Functional Theory (DFT). They were used to investigate the donor and accepting electron capabilities, the fractional charge transfer feasibility, and the H transfer ability of these compounds. It was found that for deactivating free radicals Myricetin has the highest activity via H transfer, while Galangin and piceatannol are the best scavengers through the single electron transfer mechanism for nucleophilic and electrophilic free radicals, respectively.

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Author Biographies

Adriana Pérez-González, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa

Departamento de Química.

Aida Mariana Rebollar-Zepeda, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa

Departamento de Química.

Jorge Rafael León-Carmona, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa

Departamento de Química.

Annia Galano, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa

Departamento de Química.

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Published

2017-10-12