Abstract
Antioxidants capable of inhibiting LDL oxidation may reduce atherosclerosis. Many Chinese herbs on blood stasis contain antioxidants to inhibit LDL oxidation. Caffeic acid phenethyl ester and several caffeic acid - containing analogues more potent than probucol have been identified. We conclude that lipophilic antioxidants which can incorporate into LDL with their antioxidative functionalities being exposed ahead of the bis - allylic sites of PUFA in LDL are most favorable.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 12-15 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - 1997 |
| Externally published | Yes |