Cyanidin 3-O-arabinoside is an anthocyanin antioxidant that has been found in eggplant. It scavenges radicals in a Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC) assay.
Cyanidin-3-O-arabinoside chloride has antioxidant activity. It reduces the peroxynitrite-induced suppression of mitochondrial respiration, DNA damage, PARS activation and vascular dysfunction in HUVECs.