Use and Abuse of the DPPH• Radical

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 63, Issue 40, 2015, Pages 8765-8776

  Foti, Mario C ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

antioxidants; DPPH; mechanisms of reaction; phenols; radicals; SPLET

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHENOLS; RATE CONSTANTS; SOLVENTS;

2 ,2-DIPHENYL-1-PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES; DPPH; KINETIC MEASUREMENT; MECHANISTIC STUDIES; RADICALS; SECOND-ORDER RATE CONSTANTS; SPLET;

KINETICS;

2,2-DIPHENYL-1-PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ANTIOXIDANT; BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; FREE RADICAL; PICRIC ACID;

CHEMISTRY; KINETICS;

ANTIOXIDANTS; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; FREE RADICALS; KINETICS; PICRATES;

EID: 84944250729     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.5b03839     Document Type: Article

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