Factors influencing the antioxidant activity determined by the ABTS.+ radical cation assay

Free Radical Research

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 195-199

  Miller, Nicholas J ^a   Rice Evans, Catherine A ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ABTS.+ radical cation; Ascorbic acid; Flavonoid; Total antioxidant activity; Trolox

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CATION; FERRYLMYOGLOBIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MYOGLOBIN; SCAVENGER; URIC ACID;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON;

EID: 0030902648     PISSN: 10715762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10715769709097799     Document Type: Article

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