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Flavonoids from propolis inhibit DNA single strand breakage by the fenton reaction

  • Myung Suk Han
  • , In Kyoung Lee
  • , Young Sook Kim
  • , Jin Tae Kim
  • , Kwang Ryul Choe
  • , Bong Sik Yun*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Jeonbuk National University
  • Chungnam National University

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Abstract

Ten flavonoids were isolated from the ethanolic extract of propolis collected in the Yangpyeong of Korea. Their structures were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic methods and identified as pinostrobin, tectochrysin, pinobanksin 3-acetoxy-7-methyl ether, 7-methylkaempferol, pinobanksin acetate, pinobanksin 3-(2-methyl)butylate, alpinone, pinobanksin, pinocembrin, and chrysin. These compounds exhibited an inhibitory effect on DNA single strand breakage by the Fenton reaction. Several flavonoids exhibited moderate scavenging activity against 2,2'-azinobis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonate) (ABTS) radical cations, while all flavonoids showed no activity against superoxide and 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radicals.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)512-515
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Applied Biological Chemistry
Volume53
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010.08.31

Keywords

  • Fenton reaction
  • Flavonoids
  • Hydroxyl radical scavenging activity
  • Korean propolis

Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics

  • Engineering - Petroleum
  • Engineering - Chemical
  • Chemistry

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