Determination of the ascorbate free radical concentration in mixtures of ascorbate and dehydroascorbate

Free Radical Biology and Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 282-286

  Van Der Zee, Jolanda ^a   Van Den Broek, Peter J A ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Dehydroascorbic acid; ESR; Free radical

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; DEHYDROASCORBIC ACID; FREE RADICAL;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS;

ASCORBIC ACID; DEHYDROASCORBIC ACID; EDETIC ACID; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FREE RADICALS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PENTETIC ACID;

EID: 0032145070     PISSN: 08915849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-5849(98)00049-5     Document Type: Article

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