Synthesis of steryl ferulates with various sterol structures and comparison of their antioxidant activity
作者:Jill K. Winkler-Moser、Hong-Sik Hwang、Erica L. Bakota、Debra A. Palmquist
DOI:10.1016/j.foodchem.2014.07.119
日期:2015.2
vitro by the ABTS+ radical decolorization assay, by oxidative stability index (OSI) of soybean oil, and by analysis of antioxidant activity during frying. Steryl ferulates inhibited the ABTS+ radical by 6.5–56.6%, depending on their concentration, but were less effective, especially at lower concentrations, than ferulic acid. Ferulic acid and steryl ferulates had either no effect, or lowered the OSI
Microwave (MW) promoted high yield expedient synthesis of steryl ferulates – A class of novel biologically active compounds: A comparative study of their antioxidant activity with that of naturally occurring γ-oryzanol
Synthetic steryl ferulates [3-O-(trans-4-feruloyl)-sterols] are currently gaining considerable importance in recent years to be used as nutraceuticals and food additives as well as in pharmaceutical applications substituting gamma-oryzanol a class of naturally occurring steryl ferulates having potent antioxidant and other organoleptic properties. Considering the importance of this class of compounds coupled with green technology associated with microwave energy (MW) in organic synthesis, we report here an expedited and high yield synthesis of steryl ferulates from abundant steroids, viz., cholesterol, cholestanol, stigmasterol, stigmastanol, beta-sitosterol, beta-campesterol, beta-campestanol and ergosterol applying MW energy in the crucial step of esterification process of sterols with trans-4-O-acetylferulic acid to furnish their esterified products, viz., 3-O-(trans-4-O-acetylferuloyl)-sterols for their eventual deprotection to their respective steryl ferulates. We further report an efficient and scalable process of producing acetylferulic acid. Testing of synthesized steryl ferulates against antioxidant assays has also been highlighted. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.