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The values for the first oxidation potential, Ep1, for 35 flavonoids at pH 3 and 7, active site (A site), the sum of atomic orbital spin populations over the carbon atoms in the skeleton of a flavonoid radical molecule, ∑s(C)AOSPRad, the sum of differences in the net atomic charges between cation and neutral flavonoid (∑s(C)ΔNACCat-Neut), radical and anion (∑s(C)ΔNACRad-Anion) and radical and neutral flavonoid (∑s(C)ΔNACRad-Neut) calculated using the PM6 in water method and their mean values, and the number of OH groups in a flavonoid_
| No. | Flavonoid | A site | Ep1/V (pH=3) | Ep1/V (pH=7) | Mean var. 1-3 | NOH | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3,3′,4′THF | 4′ | 0.456b | 0.197b | 0.527 | 0.353 | 0.333 | 0.249 | 0.312 | 3 |
| 2 | 3′,4′DHF | 4′ | 0.513b | 0.283b | 0.631 | 0.373 | 0.387 | 0.272 | 0.344 | 2 |
| 3 | 3HF | 3 | 0.751b | 0.566b | 0.697 | 0.428 | 0.44 | 0.239 | 0.369 | 1 |
| 4 | 5HF | 5 | 1.164b | 0.909b | 0.845 | 0.516 | 0.493 | 0.358 | 0.456 | 1 |
| 5 | 7,8DHF | 8 | 0.456b | 0.225b | 0.538 | 0.339 | 0.361 | 0.217 | 0.306 | 2 |
| 6 | Apigenin | 4′ | 0.928c | 0.696g | 0.792 | 0.467 | 0.46 | 0.335 | 0.421 | 3 |
| 7 | Chrysin | 5 | 1.162c | 0.956g | 0.923 | 0.508 | 0.493 | 0.375 | 0.459 | 2 |
| 8 | Galangin | 3 | 0.655c | 0.430b | 0.733 | 0.437 | 0.444 | 0.244 | 0.375 | 3 |
| 9 | Luteolin | 4′ | 0.513b | 0.288g | 0.631 | 0.366 | 0.38 | 0.266 | 0.337 | 4 |
| 10 | Quercetin | 4′ | 0.435c | 0.180g | 0.519 | 0.350 | 0.325 | 0.248 | 0.308 | 5 |
| 11 | Myricetin | 4′ | 0.351c | 0.089d | 0.364 | 0.281 | 0.253 | 0.229 | 0.254 | 6 |
| 12 | EGC | 4′ | 0.307e | 0.028e | 0.471 | 0.283 | 0.293 | 0.248 | 0.275 | 6 |
| 13 | EC | 4′ | 0.390f | 0.150f | 0.621 | 0.372 | 0.374 | 0.28 | 0.342 | 5 |
| 14 | Morin | 3 | 0.458c | 0.227g | 0.591 | 0.380 | 0.335 | 0.239 | 0.318 | 5 |
| 15 | EGCG | 4′ | 0.367c | 0.051e | 0.472 | 0.298 | 0.294 | 0.248 | 0.28 | 5 |
| 16 | ECG | 4′ | 0.477c | 0.162f | 0.622 | 0.362 | 0.374 | 0.276 | 0.337 | 4 |
| 17 | Naringenin | 4′ | 0.929c | 0.704h | 0.790 | 0.480 | 0.462 | 0.356 | 0.433 | 3 |
| 18 | Kaempferid | 3 | 0.584c | 0.369h | 0.654 | 0.414 | 0.407 | 0.233 | 0.351 | 3 |
| 19 | Dyhidromyricetin | 4′ | 0.354d | 0.098d | 0.470 | 0.305 | 0.302 | 0.245 | 0.284 | 6 |
| 20 | Rutin | 4′ | 0.504c | 0.267h | 0.610 | 0.361 | 0.367 | 0.271 | 0.333 | 4 |
| 21 | Hesperetin | 3′ | 0.737i | 0.510i | 0.751 | 0.423 | 0.429 | 0.322 | 0.391 | 3 |
| 22 | Daidzein | 4′ | 0.795i | 0.592i | 0.772 | 0.451 | 0.432 | 0.328 | 0.404 | 2 |
| 23 | Kaempferol | 3 | 0.498i | 0.235i | 0.659 | 0.419 | 0.409 | 0.234 | 0.354 | 4 |
| 24 | Acacetin | 5 | 1.174i | 0.952i | 0.925 | 0.509 | 0.491 | 0.374 | 0.458 | 2 |
| 25 | Naringin | 4′ | 0.959i | 0.732i | 0.791 | 0.466 | 0.463 | 0.348 | 0.426 | 2 |
| 26 | Neohesperidin | 3′ | 0.766i | 0.549i | 0.750 | 0.424 | 0.424 | 0.322 | 0.39 | 2 |
| 27 | Hesperidin | 3′ | 0.739i | 0.542i | 0.750 | 0.424 | 0.424 | 0.322 | 0.39 | 2 |
| 28 | Quercitrin | 4′ | 0.500i | 0.270i | 0.610 | 0.361 | 0.367 | 0.271 | 0.333 | 4 |
| 29 | Gossypin | 4′ | 0.416i | 0.132i | 0.515 | 0.349 | 0.328 | 0.244 | 0.307 | 5 |
| 30 | 567THF | 6 | 0.411a | 0.162a | 0.409 | 0.304 | 0.293 | 0.233 | 0.277 | 3 |
| 31 | Fisetin | 4′ | 0.435a | 0.183a | 0.524 | 0.355 | 0.331 | 0.252 | 0.313 | 4 |
| 32 | 37DHF | 3 | 0.643a | 0.474a | 0.726 | 0.436 | 0.448 | 0.246 | 0.377 | 2 |
| 33 | 4′7DHF | 4′ | 0.948a | 0.692a | 0.793 | 0.474 | 0.466 | 0.339 | 0.426 | 2 |
| 34 | Genistein | 4′ | 0.809a | 0.613a | 0.773 | 0.450 | 0.433 | 0.328 | 0.404 | 3 |
| 35 | 6HF | 6 | 0.975a | 0.751a | 0.742 | 0.449 | 0.467 | 0.322 | 0.413 | 1 |
Quadratic regression models (Ep1 = ax2 + bx + c) for the estimation of Ep1 based on ∑s(C)AOSPRad, ∑s(C)ΔNACCat-Neut (var_ 1), ∑s(C)ΔNACRad-Anion (var_ 2), ∑s(C)ΔNACRad-Neut (var_ 3) and the mean of variables 1, 2, and 3_
| Model No. | Independent variable (x) | a (S.E.) | b (S.E.) | Intercept c (S.E.) | R2 | S.E. | S.E.cv |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3.04(58) | −2.27(76) | 0.76(24) | 0.920 | 0.071 | 0.080 | |
| 2 | 14.3(24) | −7.7(19) | 1.39(38) | 0.943 | 0.060 | 0.065 | |
| 3 | 20.1(26) | −11.9(20) | 2.14(38) | 0.942 | 0.061 | 0.066 | |
| 4 | 37(11) | −17.3(63) | 2.47(90) | 0.844 | 0.100 | 0.108 | |
| 5 | Mean (var. 1, 2 and 3) | 17.2(24) | −8.2(18) | 1.30(31) | 0.970 | 0.043 | 0.046 |
