Involvement of electron transfer in the radical-scavenging reaction of resveratrol

Nakanishi I; Shimada T; Ohkubo K; Manda S; Shimizu T; Urano S; Okuda H; Miyata N; Ozawa T; Anzai K; Fukuzumi S; Ikota N; Fukuhara K

Chemistry Letters, Vol.36, No.10, 1276-1277, 2007

DOI10.1246/cl.2007.1276 Export Citation

Involvement of electron transfer in the radical-scavenging reaction of resveratrol

Nakanishi I, Shimada T, Ohkubo K, Manda S, Shimizu T, Urano S, Okuda H, Miyata N, Ozawa T, Anzai K, Fukuzumi S, Ikota N, Fukuhara K

Resveratrol (3,4',5-trihydroxy-trans-stilbene) efficiently scavenges an oxygen radical via an electron transfer from resveratrol to the radical in deaerated acetonitrile, which is significantly accelerated by the presence of magnesium ion.