Effect of antioxidant oxidation potential in the oxygen radical absorption capacity (ORAC) assay

Food Chemistry

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1002-1007

  Bisby, Roger H ^a   Brooke, Rachel ^a   Navaratnam, Suppiah ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b DARESBURY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Fluorescein; ORAC; Oxygen; Pulse radiolysis; Radical; Reduction potential

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; FOOD ADDITIVE; OXYGEN RADICAL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; TROLOX C;

ABSORPTION; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; FLUORESCENCE; OXIDATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PULSE RADIOLYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 39049173445     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2007.12.012     Document Type: Article

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