Proton-donative antioxidant activity of fucoxanthin with 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH)

Abstract

Reactions between a carotenoid, fucoxanthin and 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl were investigated both under anoxic and aerobic conditions. Fucoxanthin equimolarly reacted with 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl under anoxic conditions. Under aerobic conditions, only a part of fucoxanthin consumed 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl and the degree of reaction fluctuated with repeated trials. β-Carotene or other carotenoids, β-cryptoxanthin, zeaxanthin, licopen and lutein, were also examined in the reaction with 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl under anoxic conditions. All these compounds scarcely reacted with 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl.