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Possible Interaction: Catechin and Cupric Cation

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Catechin

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Cupric Cation

Research Papers that Mention the Interaction

Catechin and epicatechin induced extensive DNA damage in the presence of Cu(II).
Catechin caused piperidine-labile sites at thymine and cytosine residues in the presence of Cu(II).
Free radical research  •  2003  |  View Paper
Members of the flavonol family, quercetin, rutin, kaempferol, flavanol, and catechin , were found to interact with Cu(II) and Fe(III).
Biological Trace Element Research  •  2007  |  View Paper
Experiments using 32P-labeled DNA fragments obtained from human cancer-related genes showed that catechins induced DNA damage in the presence of metals such as Cu(II) and Fe(III) complexes.
Biochemical pharmacology  •  2003  |  View Paper
These results suggest that the pro-oxidant property of catechins , which are generally considered to be anti-oxidants and anticarcinogens, is responsible for the O2 reducing ability of catechins catalyzed by cupric ion.
Biochimica et biophysica acta  •  1997  |  View Paper