Optimized DPPH assay in a detergent-based buffer system for measuring antioxidant activity of proteins

The free radical method using 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazyl (DPPH) is a well established assay for the in vitro determination of antioxidant activity in food and biological extracts. The standard DPPH assay uses methanol or ethanol as solvents, or buffered alcoholic solutions in a ratio of 40%/60%...

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Main Authors: Sascha C.T. Nicklisch, J. Herbert Waite
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:MethodsX
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215016114000181