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Stuart Chalk, Ph.D.
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Free Radical Research

  • Publisher: Institute of Physics (IOP)
  • FAD Code: FRRS
  • CODEN: FRARER
  • ISSN: 1071-5762
  • Abbreviation: Free Rad. Res.
  • DOI Prefix: 10.1080/1071576
  • Language: English
  • Comments: Fulltext 1985 V1

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"Improved FIA-ABTS Method For Antioxidant Capacity Determination In Different Biological Samples"
Free Rad. Res. 2004 Volume 38, Issue 8 Pages 831-838
Stefano Bompadre, Luciana Leone, Alessia Politi, Maurizio Battino

Abstract: In order to evaluate the actual antioxidant features of foods, beverages and also plasma from patients, a number of assays have been developed in the last few years to determine the so called total antioxidant activity (TAA), intended as the cumulative capacity of a biological sample to scavenge free radicals. Most of the assays partially failed in obtaining a good reproducibility when using plasma because it is composed of a large number of substances, some of which are present at very high concentrations and possess masking features. For these reasons we have improved the widely known ABTS method by means of a FIA system where both temperature and dispersion of sample and reagent were strictly controlled. We found that temperature may be a critical aspect in the measurement of plasma TAA whilst its influence may be less important in the assay of non-complex biological samples. We demonstrated that also the reaction time may be critical, depending on the nature of the substance employed. Data confirmed the high TAA of a methylsalicylate-containing mouthrinse as well as the negligible TAA offered by the chlorhexidine containing one. White wines (Verdicchio) also displayed interesting TAA values. The improved method was useful to screen rapidly, without dilution, with very limited handling of the sample and with high repeatability the TAA of plasma in addition to chemical products, beverages and non-complex biological mixtures.
Antioxidants Wine White Blood Plasma