DNA cleavage activity of V IV O(acac)2 and derivatives.

The DNA cleavage activity of several beta-diketonate vanadyl complexes is examined. Vanadyl acetylacetonate, V(IV)O(acac)(2), 1, shows a remarkable activity in degrading plasmid DNA in the absence of any activating agents, air and photoirradiation. The cleaving activity of several related complexes V(IV)O(hd)(2) (2, Hhd=3,5-heptanedione), V(IV)O(acac-NH(2))(2) (3, Hacac-NH(2)=acetoacetamide) and V(IV)O(acac-NMe(2))(2) (4, Hacac-NMe(2)=N,N-dimethylacetoacetamide) is also evaluated.

Antioxidant properties of trans-epsilon-viniferin as compared to stilbene derivatives in aqueous and nonaqueous media.

trans-Epsilon-viniferin, the dimer of resveratrol, extracted from Vitis vinifera, has been evaluated for its antioxidant capacity. Its properties have been compared to those of resveratrol and synthetic stilbenic derivatives (4-hydroxystilbene, 4,4'-dihydroxystilbene, 3,5-dihydroxystilbene, and trimethylresveratrol), in regard to their liposolubility using two media with different polarity. The bleaching of beta-carotene by lipoperoxyl (LOO.