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. 2020 May 27;9(6):461. doi: 10.3390/antiox9060461

Table 5.

Values of proton affinity enthalpies and electron transfer enthalpies [kcal/mol].

Flavonoid Proton Affinity Enthalpy Electron Transfer Enthalpy
C2’ C3’ C4’ C5’ C3 C5 C7 C2’ C3’ C4’ C5’ C3 C5 C7
Flavones Acacetin 45.0 30.8 87.0 90.2
Apigenin 31.8 43.3 31.4 87.4 87.1 90.1
Chrysin 44.3 31.0 87.7 91.7
Chrysoeriol 33.3 45.0 30.7 83.5 91.6 90.8
Diosmetin 36.7 45.3 30.7 81.0 91.4 91.1
Genkwanin 31.1 46.0 87.5 86.0
Luteolin 35.8 27.4 43.8 31.3 82.3 86.8 92.1 90.3
Flavonols Fisetin 30.7 34.1 38.5 30.0 82.6 80.8 78.1 90.2
Galangin 35.2 40.8 30.3 81.6 87.6 91.3
Kaempferol 32.0 35.5 42.0 30.1 84.6 79.8 86.2 90.1
Morin 39.2 32.1 28.3 40.6 29.5 84.0 86.6 86.2 88.3 91.8
Myricetin 36.0 29.1 30.1 34.9 41.2 29.9 81.3 81.5 84.2 81.0 87.0 90.9
Quercetin 36.7 27.2 35.5 41.5 30.0 80.6 84.0 79.8 86.4 90.3

The numbers in bold typeface indicate the lowest value for a given compound.