Application of the 2,2′-azinobis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) radical cation assay to a flow injection system for the evaluation of antioxidant activity of some pure compounds and beverages

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 260-264

  Pellegrini, Nicoletta ^a   Del Rio, Daniele ^a   Colombi, Barbara ^a   Bianchi, Marta ^a   Brighenti, Furio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

ABTS radical cation assay; Antioxidant activity; Antioxidant compounds; Beverages; Method

Indexed keywords

2,2' AZINO DI (3 ETHYLBENZOTHIAZOLINE) 6 SULFONIC ACID; 2,2' AZINOBIS(3 ETHYLBENZOTHIAZOLINE 6 SULFONIC ACID); 2,2'-AZINO-DI-(3-ETHYLBENZOTHIAZOLINE)-6-SULFONIC ACID; 6-HYDROXY-2,5,7,8-TETRAMETHYLCHROMAN-2-CARBOXYLIC ACID; ANTIOXIDANT; CATION; CHROMAN DERIVATIVE; DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; FREE RADICAL; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TROLOX C; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BEER; BEVERAGE; CARBONATED BEVERAGE; CHEMISTRY; CITRUS FRUIT; COFFEE; FLOW INJECTION ANALYSIS; FOOD ANALYSIS; FRUIT; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TEA;

ANTIOXIDANTS; BEER; BENZOTHIAZOLES; BEVERAGES; CARBONATED BEVERAGES; CATIONS; CHROMANS; CITRUS; COFFEE; FLOW INJECTION ANALYSIS; FREE RADICALS; FRUIT; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; QUALITY CONTROL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOLUTIONS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SULFONIC ACIDS; TEA;

CITRUS; COLA;

EID: 0037228390     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf020657z     Document Type: Article

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