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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2018

Synthesis and Evaluation of the Antioxidant Activity of Lipophilic Phenethyl Trifluoroacetate Esters by In Vitro ABTS, DPPH and in Cell-Culture DCF Assays.

Roberta Bernini, Maurizio Barontini, Valentina Cis, Isabella Carastro, Daniela Tofani, Rosa Anna Chiodo, Paolo Lupattelli, Sandra Incerpi

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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21citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Roberta BerniniDepartment of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences (DAFNE), University of Tuscia, Via S. Camillo de Lellis, 01100 Viterbo, Italy. berninir@unitus.it.ORCID 0000-0002-2548-3876
Maurizio BarontiniDepartment of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences (DAFNE), University of Tuscia, Via S. Camillo de Lellis, 01100 Viterbo, Italy. barontinimaurizio@gmail.com.
Valentina CisDepartment of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences (DAFNE), University of Tuscia, Via S. Camillo de Lellis, 01100 Viterbo, Italy. r_vale87@libero.it.
Isabella CarastroDepartment of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences (DAFNE), University of Tuscia, Via S. Camillo de Lellis, 01100 Viterbo, Italy. isabella109@alice.it.
Daniela TofaniDepartment of Sciences, University Roma Tre, Viale G. Marconi 446, 00146 Rome, Italy. daniela.tofani@uniroma3.it.ORCID 0000-0003-1028-9832
Rosa Anna ChiodoDepartment of Sciences, University Roma Tre, Viale G. Marconi 446, 00146 Rome, Italy. rosa.anna.chiodo@gmail.com.
Paolo LupattelliDepartment of Sciences, University of Basilicata, Via dell'Ateneo Lucano 10, 85100 Potenza, Italy. paolo.lupattelli@unibas.it.
Sandra IncerpiDepartment of Sciences, University Roma Tre, Viale G. Marconi 446, 00146 Rome, Italy. sandra.incerpi@uniroma3.it.ORCID 0000-0001-9112-1411
Università degli Studi della Tuscia · ITRoma Tre University · ITUniversity of Basilicata · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polyphenols are natural compounds showing a variety of health-promoting effects. Unfortunately, due to low lipid solubility, their applications in the pharmaceutical, food, and cosmetic industries are limited. With the aim of obtaining novel lipophilic derivatives, the present study reports the synthesis of a series of phenethyl trifluoroacetate esters containing up to two hydroxyl groups in the aromatic ring. Experimental logP values confirmed a greater lipophilicity of the novel compounds compared to the parent compounds. The radical scavenging capacity of all phenethyl trifluoroacetate esters was evaluated by in vitro assays (ABTS, DPPH) and in cultured cells (L6 myoblasts and THP-1 leukemic monocytes) using 2',7'-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate. These data revealed that the esters showed a good antioxidant effect that was strictly dependent on the grade of hydroxylation of the phenyl ring. The lack of toxicity, evaluated by the MTT assay and proliferation curves, makes these trifluoroacetates attractive derivatives for pharmaceutical, food, and cosmetic applications.

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AntioxidantsBiological AssayCell LineCell ProliferationCells, CulturedCell SurvivalEstersHumansMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMolecular StructureReactive Oxygen SpeciesSpectrophotometryTrifluoroacetic AcidAntioxidantsEstersReactive Oxygen SpeciesTrifluoroacetic AcidABTS assaycell culture DCF assayDPPH assayhydroxytyrosol trifluoroacetatelipophilic antioxidantsphenethyl trifluoroacetate esterstyrosol trifluoroacetate

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PMID29351214
PMCPMC6017616
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