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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2019

Comparative Study of Antioxidant Potential of Selected Dietary Vitamins; Computational Insights.

Dinesh R Pandithavidana, Samith B Jayawardana

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Dinesh R PandithavidanaDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya 11600, Sri Lanka. dinesh@kln.ac.lk.ORCID 0000-0001-9635-7263
Samith B JayawardanaDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya 11600, Sri Lanka. samjithuok@gmail.com.
University of Kelaniya · LK

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Density functional theory (DFT) was used to explore the antioxidant properties of some naturally occurring dietary vitamins, and the reaction enthalpies related to various mechanisms of primary antioxidant action, i.e., hydrogen atom transfer, single electron transfer-proton transfer, and sequential proton loss-electron transfer were discussed in detail. B3LYP, M05-2X, and M06-2X functionals were utilized in this work. For aqueous phase studies, the integral equation formalism polarized continuum model (IEF-PCM) was employed. From the outcomes, hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) was the most probable mechanism for the antioxidant action of this class of compounds. Comparison of found results with experimental data (available in literature), vitamin C possesses the lowest enthalpy values for both proton affinity (PA) and bond dissociation energy (BDE)in the aqueous phase, suggesting it as the most promising candidate as an antioxidant. Accordingly, these computational insights encourage the design of structurally novel, simple vitamins which will be more economical and beneficial in the pharmaceutical industry.

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AntioxidantsDietary SupplementsDrug SynergismHydrogen BondingModels, MolecularModels, TheoreticalMolecular ConformationMolecular StructureStructure-Activity RelationshipVitaminsAntioxidantsVitaminsantioxidantBDEETEHATIPPAPDESET–PTSPLET

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PMID31027343
PMCPMC6540138
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