An end-point method for estimation of the total antioxidant activity in plant material

Phytochemical Analysis

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 196-202

  Cano, Antonio ^a   Arnao, Marino Bañón ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Citrus juices; Grapefruit juice; L ascorbic acid; Orange juice

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; CITRUS FRUITS; FRUIT JUICES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RATE CONSTANTS;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITIES; CITRUS JUICES; END-POINTS; ENZYMATIC SYSTEM; GRAPEFRUIT JUICE; L(+)-ASCORBIC ACID; ORANGE JUICE; PLANT MATERIAL; POINT METHODS; SULPHONIC ACIDS;

ASCORBIC ACID;

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; PLANT EXTRACT; REAGENT;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; DRUG DETERMINATION; FRUIT JUICE; PH; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STOICHIOMETRY; TEMPERATURE;

ARMORACIA RUSTICANA; CITRUS; CITRUS X PARADISI;

EID: 0031869958     PISSN: 09580344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1565(199807/08)9:4<196::AID-PCA395>3.0.CO;2-W     Document Type: Article

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