Abstract
Antioxidant is a defence mechanism in thehuman body preventing the
occurence of oxygen types and the damage generated by them. They are used for
neutralizing free radicals. The presence of antioxidants activity indicates the
presence of the defense mechanism against the various diseases in the human
body. In
this study, activities of for the first time synthesized benzimidazole
compounds antioxidant activities are investigated spectrophotometrically. The
antioxidant activities of benzimidazole derivatives were investigated by
different antioxidant tests such as DPPH radical scavenging activity, ABTS
radical scavenging activity and reducing power. All results were compared with
synthetic antioxidants such as BHT and Trolox. As the
result of the study, antioxidant activity level of the compounds especially 2, 5, 6a, 6b and 7b which are benzimidazole derivatives are found higher extent too
there compounds.