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Polyphenolic Flavanols as Scavengers of Aqueous Phase Radicals and as Chain-Breaking Antioxidants

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Against propagating lipid peroxyl radical species, epicatechin and catechin are as effective as ECG and EGCG, the least efficacious being EGC and GA.
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This article is published in Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics.The article was published on 1995-10-01. It has received 1291 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Epicatechin gallate & Epigallocatechin gallate.

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Antioxidant activity applying an improved ABTS radical cation decolorization assay.

TL;DR: A method for the screening of antioxidant activity is reported as a decolorization assay applicable to both lipophilic and hydrophilic antioxidants, including flavonoids, hydroxycinnamates, carotenoids, and plasma antioxidants.
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Structure-antioxidant activity relationships of flavonoids and phenolic acids

TL;DR: The factors underlying the influence of the different classes of polyphenols in enhancing their resistance to oxidation are discussed and support the contention that the partition coefficients of the flavonoids as well as their rates of reaction with the relevant radicals define the antioxidant activities in the lipophilic phase.
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Antioxidant properties of phenolic compounds

TL;DR: It is now possible to establish the antioxidant activities of plant-derived flavonoids in the aqueous and lipophilic phases, and to assess the extent to which the total antioxidant potentials of wine and tea can be accounted for by the activities of individual polyphenols.
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Bioactive compounds in foods: their role in the prevention of cardiovascular disease and cancer

TL;DR: Many bioactive compounds are extranutritional constituents that typically occur in small quantities in foods and are grouped accordingly as phenolic compounds, including their subcategory, flavonoids as discussed by the authors.
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Phenolics and polyphenolics in foods, beverages and spices: Antioxidant activity and health effects – A review

TL;DR: A review of phenolic and polyphenolic compounds can be found in this article, which summarizes both the synthetic and natural phenolic antioxidants, emphasizing their mode of action, health effects, degradation products and toxicology.
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