Mechanism of antioxidant capacity assays and the CUPRAC (cupric ion reducing antioxidant capacity) assay

Microchimica Acta

Volumn 160, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 413-419

  Apak, Reşat ^a   Güçlü, Kubilay ^a   Özyürek, Mustafa ^a   Çelik, Saliha Esin ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Copper(II) neocuproine; CUPRAC antioxidant capacity; Dietary flavonoids; Polyphenols; Spectrophotometry

Indexed keywords

EID: 41549119849     PISSN: 00263672     EISSN: 14365073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00604-007-0777-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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