Antioxidant activity applying an improved ABTS radical cation decolorization assay

Free Radical Biology and Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 9-10, 1999, Pages 1231-1237

  Re, Roberta ^a   Pellegrini, Nicoletta ^a   Proteggente, Anna ^a   Pannala, Ananth ^a   Yang, Min ^a   Rice Evans, Catherine ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ABTS radical cation; Antioxidant activity; Flavonoid; Free radical; Hydroxycinnamate; Oxidation; Polyphenol; TEAC

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CAFFEIC ACID; CAROTENOID; COUMARIC ACID; DELPHINIDIN; FERULIC ACID; FLAVANONE DERIVATIVE; FLAVONE DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOL DERIVATIVE; FREE RADICAL; GLUTATHIONE; KAEMPFEROL; LUTEOLIN; LYCOPENE; MALVIDIN CHLORIDE; NARINGENIN; QUERCETIN; URIC ACID;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOLORIZATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; HYDROPHILICITY; LIPOPHILICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIOXIDANTS; BENZOTHIAZOLES; CATIONS; COLOR; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; ETHANOL; EVALUATION STUDIES; FREE RADICALS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; SULFONIC ACIDS;

EID: 0032982508     PISSN: 08915849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-5849(98)00315-3     Document Type: Article

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