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“The effects of Cu2+ were inhibited by a number of lipophilic antioxidants , including probucol, vitamin E, butylated hydroxytoluene, and a 21-aminosteroid, U74389G.”
“Addition into the … medium of the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine (NAC, 1 mM) in the presence of Cu2+ (0.0005-0.001 mM) induced intensive death of cultured rat cerebellar granule neurons, which was significantly decreased by the zinc ion chelator TPEN (N,N,N′,N′-tetrakis(2-pyridylmethyl)ethylenediamine).”
“Antioxidant tests in vitro show the compounds possess significant antioxidant activity against superoxide and hydroxyl radicals, and the scavenging effects of Cu(II) complex are stronger than Zn(II), Ni(II) complexes and some standard antioxidants , such as mannitol and vitamin C.”
European journal of medicinal chemistry • 2010 | View Paper
“In the presence of Cu(II) ions , the antioxidant KA (3.1-200 microM) but not KP (6-384 microM) caused a concentration-dependent pBR322 plasmid DNA strand scission.”