Abstract：
:Antioxidant activity of a molecule is attributed to various mechanisms such as prevention of chain initiation, binding of transition metal ion catalysts and decomposition of peroxides. This study was aimed at evaluating the metal chelating and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) scavenging activity of melatonin. The metal chelating and H2O2 scavenging activity increased with increasing concentrations of melatonin (20-60 micro g/mL). alpha-Tocopherol, butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), and butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) were used as standards. Sixty micrograms per milliliter concentration of melatonin exhibited 95% chelating effect on ferrous ions and scavenged 83% of H2O2. On the other hand, the same concentration of alpha-tocopherol, BHA, and BHT exhibited 58, 61, and 72% inhibition, respectively, of the formation of the Fe2+-ferrozine complex and scavenged 48, 20, and 23%, respectively, of H2O2. Based on these results, it is concluded that melatonin is an effective metal chelating agent and scavenger of H2O2. These properties may be major reasons for the melatonin's ability to inhibit lipid peroxidation.
journal_name
J Pineal Resjournal_title
Journal of pineal researchauthors
Gulcin I,Buyukokuroglu ME,Kufrevioglu OIdoi
10.1034/j.1600-079x.2003.00042.xsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2003-05-01 00:00:00pages
278-81issue
4eissn
0742-3098issn
1600-079Xpii
042journal_volume
34pub_type
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journal_title：Journal of pineal research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1111/j.1600-079X.2011.00971.x
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1111/j.1600-079X.2007.00480.x
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1111/j.1600-079x.1996.tb00242.x
更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of pineal research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1111/j.1600-079x.1984.tb00211.x
更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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journal_title：Journal of pineal research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1111/j.1600-079x.1991.tb00466.x
更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of pineal research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1111/j.1600-079x.1997.tb00327.x
更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of pineal research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1111/j.1600-079x.1988.tb00656.x
更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of pineal research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1111/j.1600-079x.1988.tb00782.x
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of pineal research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1111/j.1600-079x.1996.tb00283.x
更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of pineal research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1111/jpi.12152
更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of pineal research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1111/j.1600-079x.1991.tb00475.x
更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of pineal research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1111/j.1600-079x.1996.tb00236.x
更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00
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