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This paper for the first time reports on novel and non-enzymatic method for studying the free radical-scavenging properties of phenolic compounds against superoxide anion radicals (O2∙-) by using the cathodic electrochemiluminescence (ECL) of lucigenin (Luc2+). The ECL of Luc2+ at a glassy carbon (GC) electrode is observed in an aeration electrolytic solution (pH 7), which is believed to be due to the reaction of a one-electron reduced form of Luc2+(i.e. a radical cation, Luc∙+) with in situ electrogenerated O2. The ECL intensity is dependent on the concentration of dissolved oxygen, and is suppressed dramatically by superoxide dismutase (SOD), a typical O2∙- scavenger. Since the coexisting hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) has no influence on the cathodic ECL of Luc2+, it is thus suggested that the ECL signal specifically reflected the O2∙- concentration level generated at the electrode surface. When phenolic compounds were added into the solution, this resulted in the inhibition of ECL signals due to the elimination of O2∙-. The ECL inhibition rate measured at each concentration was compared against the SOD equivalent (U mL−1), and the relative antioxidant efficiency, Kao(U mmol−1 equivalent SOD), was used to evaluate the antioxidant activity of some phenolic compounds, including flavonoids, in this study. Structurally different water-soluble phenols were compared, and those compounds containing to catechol skeletal structure are found to present the higher antioxidant capacity.
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Matsuoka, M., Jin, J. Application of Electrochemiluminescence for the Evaluation of the Antioxidant Capacity of Some Phenolic Compounds Against Superoxide Anion Radicals. ANAL. SCI. 31, 629–634 (2015). https://doi.org/10.2116/analsci.31.629
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