title: Biosensors for determination of total antioxidant capacity of phytotherapeutic integrators: comparison with other spectrophotometric, fluorimetric and voltammetric methods.
abstract: Enzymatic electrodes based on superoxide dismutase (SOD) biosensors, working both in aqueous and non-aqueous solutions, recently developed by the present authors, were used to experimentally evaluate the antioxidant capacity of several phytotherapeutic diet integrators. The precision of this method of analysis was found to be reasonable (R. S. D. < or = 10%). The results were also compared with those obtained using a traditional spectrophotometric method as well as a spectrofluorimetric method described in literature. Lastly, the comparison was extended to another method based on cyclic voltammetry currently being trialled by the present authors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Rome La Sapienza, Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5 00185 Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Campanella
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bonanni
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bellantoni
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tomassetti
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000032:analysis*; D015374:Biosensing Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004563:Electrochemistry / Q000379:methods; D008517:Phytotherapy; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants