Photoabsorption spectra of a natural polyphenol compound for therapeutic applications: the protocatechuic acid in dilute water solution at room temperature.

Abstract	The UV-Vis absorption spectra of the protocatechuic acid, a potential new drug for the treatment of cancerous tumors and central nervous diseases, is for the first time fully reproduced in water solution at room temperature; these results open up the routes to integrated experimental/simulated studies in order to identify characteristic spectroscopic features of such a molecule and its derivatives within different hosting receptors in nature.
Authors	Costantino Zazza, Nico Sanna
Journal	Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP (Phys Chem Chem Phys) Vol. 12 Issue 15 Pg. 3859-63 (Apr 21 2010) ISSN: 1463-9084 [Electronic] England
PMID	20358080 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References	Flavonoids Hydroxybenzoates Phenols Polyphenols Water protocatechuic acid
Topics	Flavonoids (chemistry, therapeutic use) Hydroxybenzoates (chemistry) Molecular Dynamics Simulation Phenols (chemistry, therapeutic use) Polyphenols Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet Temperature Water (chemistry)

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