Theoretical Study of Radical Scavenging Antioxidant Activity of Coumarin Derivatives in Licorice Using DFT

Linghuan Luo; Pengpeng Xia; Dongdong Zeng

doi:10.54691/a84b5r30

Authors

Linghuan Luo
Pengpeng Xia
Dongdong Zeng

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54691/a84b5r30

Keywords:

Coumarin; Glycyrrhiza Glabra; Antioxidants; DFT; Free Radicals.

Abstract

Nowdays, much research is focused on exploring antioxidant activity based on natural compounds. Licorice, a traditional natural product rich in antioxidant components, has been widely used in clinical medicine. However, there is a lack of theoretical studies on the active components in licorice. In this context, the antioxidant activity of several common active components of coumarin derivatives in licorice was investigated using a density flooding theory (DFT) approach. The free radical scavenging ability of the compounds was achieved by hydrogen atom transfer (HAT), sequential electron transfer proton transfer (SET-PT) and sequential proton loss electron transfer (SPLET) mechanisms. The effect of solvent on antioxidant activity was also investigated. It was found that in the gas and benzene phases, the compounds studied preferred to undergo the HAT mechanism, while SPLET was favoured in polar solvents. In addition to the above mechanism, the HOMO and LUMO energies of the compounds as well as molecular descriptors and electrostatic potential maps were calculated and applied to predict the antioxidant activity of the compounds. The above studies allow a better understanding of the mechanism of free radical scavenging activity of coumarin derivatives from licorice.

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