Comprehensive study on vitamin C equivalent antioxidant capacity (VCEAC) of various polyphenolics in scavenging a free radical and its structural relationship

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 253-273

  Kim, Dae Ok ^a   Lee, Chang Yong ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Free radical; Polyphenolics; Structure activity relationship; Vitamin C equivalent antioxidant capacity (VCEAC); Weight basis

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL; POLYPHENOLICS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; VITAMIN C EQUIVALENT ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY (VCEAC); WEIGHT BASIS;

ACIDS; ADDITIVES; ANTIOXIDANTS; ISOMERS; PEROXIDES; PRESSURE; REACTION KINETICS; SOLUTIONS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SUGARS; SYNTHETIC FOODS;

VITAMINS;

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; FLAVONOID; FOOD ADDITIVE; FREE RADICAL; HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHENOLIC ACID; POLYPHENOLS; SCAVENGER; VITAMIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; STANDARD; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; FLAVONOIDS; FOOD ADDITIVES; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; FREE RADICALS; HYDROXYBENZOIC ACIDS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHENOLS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; VITAMINS;

EID: 4644372714     PISSN: 10408398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408690490464960     Document Type: Article

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