A Planar Conformation and the Hydroxyl Groups in the B and C Rings Play a Pivotal Role in the Antioxidant Capacity of Quercetin and Quercetin Derivatives.docVIP

Molecules 2011, 16, 9636-9650; doi:10.3390/moleculeOPEN ACCESS molecules ISSN 1420-3049 /journal/molecules Communication A Planar Conformation and the Hydroxyl Groups in the B and C Rings Play a Pivotal Role in the Antioxidant Capacity of Quercetin and Quercetin Derivatives Mohamed Moalin 1,2*, Gino P. F. van Strijdonck 2, Maud Beckers 2, Geja J. Hagemen 1, Paul J. Borm 2, Aalt Bast 1 and Guido R. M. M. Haenen 1 1 Department of Toxicology, Maastricht University, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands 2 Zuydlab, Hogeschool Zuyd, 6400 AN Heerlen, The Netherlands * Author to whom co