Ss. Sardjiman et al., 1,5-DIPHENYL-1,4-PENTADIENE-3-ONES AND CYCLIC ANALOGS AS ANTIOXIDATIVE AGENTS - SYNTHESIS AND STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP, European journal of medicinal chemistry, 32(7-8), 1997, pp. 625-630
A series of 1,5-diphenyl-1,4-pentadiene-3-ones and cyclic analogues wi
th OH-groups in the pam position of the phenyl rings and various meta
substituents were prepared and their antioxidant activity compared wit
h that of curcumin. Most of them exhibited potent antioxidative activi
ty, especially when all the meta positions were substituted by methoxy
groups.