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A theoretical study of ascorbic acid oxidation andHOO˙/O2˙−radical scavenging

Published:2017 Issue:20 Volume:15 Page:4417-4431
ISSN:1477-0520
Container-title:Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
language:en
Short-container-title:Org. Biomol. Chem.

Author:

Tu Yi-Jung¹²³⁴,Njus David⁵²³⁴^ORCID,Schlegel H. Bernhard¹²³⁴^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Chemistry

2. Wayne State University

3. Detroit

4. USA

5. Department of Biological Sciences

Abstract

Ascorbate radical disproportionates by forming a dimer, cyclizing and dissociating to yield ascorbic acid and the most stable hydrated, bicyclic form of dehydroascorbic acid; radical scavenging by ascorbate radical can proceed by a similar mechanism.

Funder

Division of Chemistry

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

Organic Chemistry,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry,Biochemistry

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2017/OB/C7OB00791D

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