Measuring antioxidant capacity using the ORAC and TOSC assays

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 594, Issue , 2010, Pages 251-262

  Garrett, Andrew R ^a   Murray, Byron K ^a   Robison, Richard A ^a   O'Neill, Kim L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Fluorescein; ORAC; Oxidative stress; Oxygen radical absorbance capacity assay; Phytochemical; TOSC; Total oxyradical scavenging capacity assay; Trolox equivalents

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SCAVENGER;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY;

ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

EID: 77950342628     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60761-411-1_17     Document Type: Review

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