The CRAC assay is a direct electron transfer test of antioxidant capacity for several organic compounds. The ability of eight different compounds in reducing Cc 41 was studied by chronoamperometric measurements of the ...

Naringin and hesperidin in dimethyl sulfoxide extracts of citrus fruit (oranges, red and blond grapefruit, and sweeties- a hybrid of pummelo and blond grapefruit) have been analyzed by high-perfonnance liquid chro­ matography ...

Caffeic acid (CA) is a plant metabolite acting as a carcinogenic inhibitor, and exhibits a high antioxidant effect and some antimicrobial activity. Besides, this compound can be useful in the prevention of heart diseases ...

Worldwide around 95% of pavements contain Asphalt Binder (AB). Mainly, due to oxidation process, asphalt hardens and increases the pavement susceptibility to cracking. On the other hand, wine industry generates almost ten ...

The study and determination of the antioxidant capacity of the Greigia Sphacelata fruit were carried out. G. sphacelata is an endemic fruit of central-southern Chile, better known as Chupón or Quiscal. Spectrophotometric ...

This study evaluated the antioxidant defense system of the rat kidney following chronic exposure to red wine rich in flavonols. Both ethanol and antioxidant non-alcoholic wine components, mainly polyphenols, could contribute ...

Antioxidant compounds and the antioxidative activities of new Israeli citrus fruit sweetie [(Oroblanco, pummelo-grapefruit hybrid (Citrus grandisx C. paradisi)J were compared with the better-known white grapefruit. ...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the antifungal and antioxidant activities of curcumin, ascorbic acid and the mixture of these two compounds. For the antifungal assay, the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) ...

SUMMARY. A new method was developed to evaluate the total antioxidant activity in plant extracts, which was based on radical scavenging using 2,2'-azinobis-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline)-6-sulfonic acid. The proposed method was ...