Applicability of an improved Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC) assay for evaluation of antioxidant capacity measurements of mixtures

Food Chemistry

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 511-517

  Van Den Berg, Robin ^a,b   Haenen, Guido R M M ^b   Van Den Berg, Henk ^a   Bast, Aalt ^b  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ABTS; Antioxidant capacity; Antioxidants; Free radicals; TEAC

Indexed keywords

2,2' AZOBIS(2 AMIDINOPROPANE); ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; AURANTIIN; BETA CAROTENE; CRYPTOXANTHIN; DEHYDROASCORBIC ACID; FREE RADICAL; HESPERIDIN; LYCOPENE; NARIRUTIN; QUERCETIN; TROLOX C; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZEAXANTHIN;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SCREENING; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0032987218     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-8146(99)00089-8     Document Type: Article

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