A novel antioxidant activity index (AAU) for natural products using the DPPH assay

Food Chemistry

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1430-1435

  Deng, Jing ^a   Cheng, Wangyuan ^a   Yang, Guangzhong ^a  

^a SOUTH CENTRAL UNIVERSITY FOR NATIONALITIES   (China)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity unit; DPPH assay; Evaluation of antioxidative ability; Lignans

Indexed keywords

ABSORBANCES; ANTI-OXIDATION; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITIES; ANTIOXIDATIVE ABILITY; DPPH ASSAY; FITTING CURVES; GALLIC ACIDS; LIGNANS; NATURAL PRODUCTS; PURE COMPOUNDS; RELATIVE STANDARD DEVIATIONS; SCAVENGING RATIOS; STANDARD SAMPLES; STRUCTURE FACTORS; VITAMIN C;

CURVE FITTING; PLANT EXTRACTS;

FREE RADICALS;

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 3' O DEMETHYL EPIPINORESINOL; ASARININ; ASCORBIC ACID; DE 4' O METHYL YANGAMBIN; EPIPINORESINOL; FARGESIN; FREE RADICAL; GALLIC ACID; HORSFIELDIN; LIGNAN; PINORESINOL MONO METHYL ETHER; SYRINGARESINOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION; ACCURACY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; TEMPERATURE; TIME; ZANTHOXYLUM; ZANTHOXYLUM PLANISPINUM;

EID: 78649330744     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2010.10.031     Document Type: Article

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