Abstract
Polyphenolic antioxidants are an integral component of the present-day lifestyle due to growing environmental and pollution-related issues. Gallic acid (GA), a popular polyphenolic antioxidant, is widely distributed in different fruits and vegetables. It scavenges free radicals mostly through the hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) mechanism. The present work reports a fundamental understanding of the atom transfer involved in the antioxidant activity of GA in the presence of prototype oxyradicals. In this article, the behavior of GA in the presence of three prototype oxyradicals, based on the availability in biological systems, viz. hydroxyl (•OH), hydroperoxyl (•OOH), and methyl peroxyl (•OOMe) is studied. On radical scavenging, a sharp change in the structural, electronic, and thermodynamic properties of GA is observed. Finally, a new descriptor based on chemical hardness, which describes the stability of the antioxidant molecule during a HAT reaction, is also proposed. Graphical abstract The present work reports a fundamental understanding of the atom transfer involved in antioxidant activity of gallic acid in presence of prototype oxyradicals.
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