Antioxidants allicin

Quantitative information on the antioxidant actions of allicin (by radical scavenging through one-step allylic hydrogen transfer) against the oxidation of cumene and methyl linoleate (ML) initiated with 2,2/-azobis(isobutyronitrile) in chlorobenzene has been obtained.283... 

Garlic has been reported to have lipid- and blood-pressure-lowering properties, as well as antiplatelet, antioxidant, and fibrinolytic effects. In animal models and human cell cultures, it has been shown to have antiatherosclerotic activity (see Chapter 50). The sulfur-containing component, allicin, is considered to be the principal active ingredient of garlic, but several other bioactive ingredients have also been isolated. 

Prasad, K. et ah, Antioxidant activity of allicin, an active principle in garlic, Mol. Cell. Biochem., 148,183-189, 1995. 

The exact compounds in garlic responsible for its antioxidant effects are undetermined. Some believe allicin to be the primary antioxidant compound in garlic and... 

Prodncts and Uses Used as a food and medicine since before the time of Christ. Universally acclaimed for reducing cholesteral and triglycerides, reducing blood pressure and a preventative of cancers, colds and respiratory infections. Considered to have anti-inflammatory, antifungul, antioxidant and antibacterial properties. The typical dose is 900 mg of powdered garlic standardized to 0.6% allicin per 100 mg or 5.4 mg allicin to lower cholesterol. 

Allium sativum (garlic) oil Allicin (C,Hj OSj), diaUyl sulfide, diallyl disulfide and allyl mercaptan Antiparasitic, insecticidal, anticancer, antioxidant, immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, hypoglycemic, anti-methanogenic Reuter et al. (1996), Busquet et al. (2005b), Patra et al. (2009)... 

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