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ReviewPolymers2020

Antioxidant Activity of Synthetic Polymers of Phenolic Compounds.

Subhalakshmi Nagarajan, Ramaswamy Nagarajan, Jayant Kumar, Adele Salemme, Anna Rita Togna, Luciano Saso, Ferdinando Bruno

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Review in Polymers, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.

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35citing papers in PubMed
7.0field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

35 citing papers in PubMed, 107 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Subhalakshmi NagarajanDepartment of Natural and Social Sciences, Bowling Green State University-Firelands, Huron, OH 44839, USA.
Ramaswamy NagarajanDepartment of Plastics Engineering and Center for Advanced Materials, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA 01854, USA.
Jayant KumarDepartment of Physics and Center for Advanced Materials, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA 01854, USA.
Adele SalemmeDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology "Vittorio Erspamer", Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Anna Rita TognaDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology "Vittorio Erspamer", Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Luciano SasoDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology "Vittorio Erspamer", Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4530-8706
Ferdinando BrunoCombat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center, Natick, MA 01760, USA.
Sapienza University of Rome · ITUniversity of Massachusetts Lowell · USBowling Green State University · USUnited States Army Combat Capabilities Development Command · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In recent years, developing potent antioxidants has been a very active area of research. In this context, phenolic compounds have been evaluated for their antioxidant activity. However, the use of phenolic compounds has also been limited by poor antioxidant activity in several in vivo studies. Polymeric phenols have received much attention owing to their potent antioxidant properties and increased stability in aqueous systems. To be truly effective in biological applications, it is important that these polymers be synthesized using benign methods. In this context, enzyme catalyzed synthesis of polymeric phenols has been explored as an environmentally friendly and safer approach. This review summarizes work in enzymatic syntheses of polymers of phenols. Several assays have been developed to determine the antioxidant potency of these polymeric phenols. These assays are discussed in detail along with structure-property relationships. A deeper understanding of factors affecting antioxidant activity would provide an opportunity for the design of versatile, high performing polymers with enhanced antioxidant activity.

Indexed as

antioxidant activity of phenolic polymersenzymatic polymerizationlipase catalyzed polymerizationperoxidase catalyzed polymerizationpolymeric flavonoids

Identifiers

PMID32722059
PMCPMC7464737
OpenAlexW3045122039

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