Journal
MOLECULES
Volume 17, Issue 1, Pages 1039-1054Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules17011039
Keywords
carotenoids; astaxanthin; oxidative stress; antioxidant; chelating compound; metal ions; antireductant; antiradical
Funding
- DGAPA
- Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales IIM
- DGAPA (UNAM)
- Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation [CGL2007-60369]
- European Regional Funds
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In this Density Functional Theory study, it became apparent that astaxanthin (ASTA) may form metal ion complexes with metal cations such as Ca+2, Cu+2, Pb+2, Zn+2, Cd+2 and Hg+2. The presence of metal cations induces changes in the maximum absorption bands which are red shifted in all cases. Therefore, in the case of compounds where metal ions are interacting with ASTA, they are redder in color. Moreover, the antiradical capacity of some ASTA-metal cationic complexes was studied by assessing their vertical ionization energy and vertical electron affinity, reaching the conclusion that metal complexes are slightly better electron donors and better electron acceptors than ASTA.
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