Advantages and limitations of common testing methods for antioxidants

Free Radical Research

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 633-649

  Amorati, R ^a   Valgimigli, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Assay; Autoxidation; Kinetics; Peroxyl radicals; Rate constant

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ANTIOXIDANT; BETA CAROTENE; CROCIN; HYDROPEROXIDE; LUMINOL; NANOPARTICLE; PEROXY RADICAL; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; OXYGEN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ASSAY; AUTOOXIDATION; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; BLEACHING; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CUPRIC REDUCING ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY; FERRIC REDUCING ANTIOXIDANT POWER; FOLIN CIOCALTEU TEST; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; ORAC ASSAY; OXIMETRY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; REVIEW; SPIN TRAPPING; TOTAL OXIDANT SCAVENGING CAPACITY ASSAY; TROLOX EQUIVALENT ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY; ANIMAL; BIOASSAY; CELL CULTURE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COLORIMETRY; KINETICS; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CELLS, CULTURED; CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES, ANALYTICAL; COLORIMETRY; HUMANS; KINETICS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXIMETRY; OXYGEN; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPIN TRAPPING;

EID: 84925583553     PISSN: 10715762     EISSN: 10292470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10715762.2014.996146     Document Type: Review

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