Oxidation intermediates of α-glucosyl rutin by pulse radiolysis

Abstract

Transient intermediates generated in the reaction of α-glucosyl rutin (G-rutin) with the OH radical or the azide radical were investigated by pulse radiolysis. The OH radical reacted with G-rutin to produce the OH-adduct radical, followed by deprotonation in neutral and acidic solutions. In alkaline solutions, the OH-adduct di-anion radical formed from the di-anions of G-rutin were dehydrated to the phenoxyl radical. On the other hand, G-rutin was oxidized to one-electron oxidized cation radical by the azide radical. The pK a values of the OH radical adduct were found to be 6.83 ± 0.10 and 8.87 ± 0.13. While, the pK a values of the phenoxyl radical of G-rutin were found to be 7.52 ± 0.11 and 9.95 ± 0.13.