Antunes F, Barclay L R, Ingold K U, King M, Norris J Q, Scaiano J C, Xi F
Grupo de Bioquimica e Biologia Teóricas, Bento da Rocha Cabral, Lisbon, Portugal.
Free Radic Biol Med. 1999 Jan;26(1-2):117-28. doi: 10.1016/s0891-5849(98)00168-3.
Melatonin has been widely reported to be an effective antioxidant. Studies of its ability to inhibit the autoxidation of lipids in homogeneous solution and in model heterogeneous systems show that melatonin is not a peroxyl radical trapping antioxidant. In contrast, melatonin can inhibit metal ion-catalyzed oxidation processes.
褪黑素已被广泛报道为一种有效的抗氧化剂。对其在均相溶液和模型非均相体系中抑制脂质自氧化能力的研究表明，褪黑素不是一种过氧自由基捕获型抗氧化剂。相反，褪黑素可以抑制金属离子催化的氧化过程。
