The antioxidant, antiradical, and membranotropic properties of newly synthesized compounds of the group of N-[3-hydroxy-3-(p-substituted phenyl)-1-propyl] amino acids were studied on model systems in vitro. According to the results, amino-acid derivatives of aminopropanols did not exhibit any significant antioxidant or antiradical activity as evidenced by Fe(II)-stimulated ascorbate-dependent peroxidation, by spectrophotometric monitoring of a decrease in the concentration of stable 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical, or by photochemiluminescence techniques. However, these compounds revealed a membrane-stabilizing effect preventing hemolytic destruction of cells under conditions of H 2 O 2 -stimulated oxidative stress of erythrocytes. In this respect, derivatives of glycine, leucine, and methionine were most interesting.
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