title: Methods for testing antioxidant activity.
abstract: Antioxidant activity has been assessed in many ways. The limitation of many newer methods is the frequent lack of an actual substrate in the procedure. The combination of all approaches with the many test methods available explains the large variety of ways in which results of antioxidant testing are reported. The measurement of antioxidant activities, especially of antioxidants that are mixtures, multifunctional or are acting in complex multiphase systems, cannot be evaluated satisfactorily by a simple antioxidant test without due regard to the many variables influencing the results. Several test procedures may be required to evaluate such antioxidant activities. A general method of reporting antioxidant activity independent of the test procedure is proposed.
authors.affiliation: School of Science and Technology, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, Australia.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Antolovich
authors.forename: Paul D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Prenzler
authors.forename: Emilios
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Patsalides
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McDonald
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Robards
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism*; D005524:Food Technology / Q000379:methods*; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species