Assay Dilution Factors Confound Measures of Total Antioxidant Capacity in Polyphenol-Rich Juices

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Bolling, Bradley W ^a   Chen, Ya Yen ^a,c   Kamil, Alison G ^b   Chen, C Y Oliver ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Dilution; Grape; Polyphenol; Pomegranate

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CATECHIN; ELLAGIC ACID; POLYPHENOL; QUERCETIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; BIOASSAY; CHEMISTRY; FRUIT; LYTHRACEAE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; VITIS;

ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; BEVERAGES; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CATECHIN; ELLAGIC ACID; FRUIT; LINEAR MODELS; POLYPHENOLS; PUNICACEAE; QUERCETIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; VITIS;

LYTHRACEAE; VITACEAE;

EID: 84862779092     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: 17503841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2011.02538.x     Document Type: Article

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