'antioxidant' (reducing) efficiency of ascorbate in plasma is not affected by concentration

Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 146-150

  Benzie, Iris F F ^a   Chung, Wai Y ^a   Strain, J J ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Ascorbate; FRAP assay; Reductant; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; EDETIC ACID;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; PLASMA;

EID: 0033022776     PISSN: 09552863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-2863(98)00084-9     Document Type: Article

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