Hurdles and pitfalls in measuring antioxidant efficacy: A critical evaluation of ABTS, DPPH, and ORAC assays

Journal of Functional Foods

Volumn 14, Issue , 2015, Pages 111-125

  Schaich, K M ^a   Tian, X ^a   Xie, J ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ABTS + 2,2' azino bis(3 ethylbenzothiazoline 6 sulfonic acid) assay; Antioxidant efficacy assays; Limitations; ORAC Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity assay; Radical quenching kinetics; TEAC Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity assay

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926307250     PISSN: 17564646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2015.01.043     Document Type: Review

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