Antioxidant activity and Neurite outgrowth-enhancing activity of scorbamic acid and a red pigment derived from ascorbic acid. Nat Prod Res 2020 Mar;34(6):838-842
Date
11/14/2018Pubmed ID
30422002DOI
10.1080/14786419.2018.1499641Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85057305628 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)Abstract
L-Ascorbic acid (AA), known as vitamin C, can form browning products by a non-enzymatic process during storage and the browning products cause deterioration of agricultural products. In the browning reaction, a red pigment, 2,2´-nitrilodi-2(2´)-deoxy-L-ascorbic acid ammonium salt (NDA), is generated from AA via L-scorbamic acid (SCA) as an intermediate. However, the biological activities of SCA and NDA have not yet been clarified. In this study, we assayed the antioxidant activities of SCA and NDA using ABTS radical cation and their neurite outgrowth-enhancing activities in PC12 cells. SCA showed stronger radical-scavenging activity than that of AA, while NDA hardly showed any activity. SCA and NDA enhanced the neurite outgrowth induced by dibutyryl cyclic AMP after their incorporation into cells in the same manner as that of AA. The results indicated that SCA has antioxidant activity and that SCA and NDA have neurite outgrowth-enhancing activity.
Author List
Iwaoka Y, Ikeda N, Ohno A, Ito H, Tai AAuthor
An Tai PhD Associate Professor in the Radiation Oncology department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AnimalsAntioxidants
Ascorbic Acid
Coloring Agents
Free Radical Scavengers
Maillard Reaction
Neuronal Outgrowth
PC12 Cells
Rats