A simple and sensitive assay for ascorbate using a plate reader

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 365, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-39

  Vislisel, Jesse M ^a   Schafer, Freya Q ^a   Buettner, Garry R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascorbate; Ascorbic acid; Assay; Kinetics; o Phenylenediamine; Plate reader; Tempol; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; ASSAYS; ENZYME KINETICS; ESTERS; FRUIT JUICES; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PALMITIC ACID;

ASCORBATE; CONDENSATION PRODUCT; DEHYDROASCORBIC ACID; EXPERIMENTAL PARAMETERS; INTRACELLULAR ACCUMULATION; O- PHENYLENEDIAMINE; TEMPOL; VITAMIN C;

ASCORBIC ACID;

1,2 PHENYLENEDIAMINE; 3 (DIHYDROXYETHYL)FURO[3,4 B]QUINOXALINE 1 ONE; ALCOHOL; ASCORBIC ACID; DEHYDROASCORBIC ACID; ESTER DERIVATIVE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PALMITATE ESTER; QUINOXALINE DERIVATIVE; TEMPOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CELL STRAIN U937; CELL VIABILITY; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; ORANGE JUICE; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS; TECHNIQUE;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; SUIDAE;

EID: 34247215182     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: 10960309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2007.03.002     Document Type: Article

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