On the antioxidant activity of melatonin

被引:118
作者
Antunes, F
Barclay, LRC [1 ]
Ingold, KU
King, M
Norris, JQ
Scaiano, JC
Xi, FD
机构
[1] Mt Allison Univ, Dept Chem, Sackville, NB E4L 1G8, Canada
[2] Grp Bioquim & Biol Teor, P-1250 Lisbon, Portugal
[3] Natl Res Council Canada, Steacie Inst Mol Sci, Ottawa, ON K1A 0R6, Canada
[4] Univ Ottawa, Dept Chem, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
基金
加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
关键词
melatonin; antioxidant; free radicals; metal chelation;
D O I
10.1016/S0891-5849(98)00168-3
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Melatonin has been widely reported to be an effective antioxidant. Studies of its ability to inhibit the autoxidation of lipids in homogeneous solution and in model heterogeneous systems show that melatonin is not a peroxyl radical trapping antioxidant. In contrast, melatonin can inhibit metal ion-catalyzed oxidation processes. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Inc.
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页码:117 / 128
页数:12
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