Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects 2013-06-01

Synthesis of 3-O-methylgallic acid a powerful antioxidant by electrochemical conversion of syringic acid

Olfa Dridi Gargouri, Boutheina Gargouri, Souhel Kallel Trabelsi, Mohamed Bouaziz, Ridha Abdelhédi

Index: Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1830(6) , 3643-9, (2013)

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Abstract

Background A kinetic study of the electrochemical oxidation of syringic acid (3,5-dimethoxy-4-hydroxybenzoic acid) by cyclic voltammetry at treated gold disk was combined with results of electrolyses at Ta/PbO2 anode in order to convert it into potentially high-added-value product.