THE EFFECT OF ANTIOXIDANTS ON THE DECOMPOSITION OF METHYL 13-HYDROPEROXYOCTADECADIENOATE

Authors
ALAM MK NAKAJIMA S BABA N
Citation
Mk. Alam et al., THE EFFECT OF ANTIOXIDANTS ON THE DECOMPOSITION OF METHYL 13-HYDROPEROXYOCTADECADIENOATE, Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung. C, A journal of biosciences, 51(9-10), 1996, pp. 753-756
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Biology
Journal title
Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung. C, A journal of biosciences → ACNP
ISSN journal
09395075
Volume
51
Issue
9-10
Year of publication
1996
Pages
753 - 756
Database
ISI
SICI code
0939-5075(1996)51:9-10<753:TEOAOT>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
Phenolic antioxidants such as butylated hydroxytoluene, alpha-tocopher ol, eugenol, isoeugenol, sesamol and quercetin effectively prevented t hermal decomposition of methyl 13-hydroperoxyoctadecadienoate in metha nolic solutions. Ascorbic acid, however, was found to promote the deco mposition and the acidic nature of the vitamin was suggested to be inv olved in the mechanism.