Measurement of relative antioxidant activity of compounds: A methodological note

Redox Report

Volumn 4, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 69-74

  Mira, Lurdes ^a,b   Silva, Manuela ^b   Rocha, Rui ^b   Manso, C F ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CATECHIN; CATION; FLAVONOID; HYDROGEN; NARINGENIN; RADICAL; RUTOSIDE; SILIBININ; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TROLOX C;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; KINETICS; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CITRUS AURANTIIFOLIA;

EID: 0032987005     PISSN: 13510002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/135100099101534666     Document Type: Article

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