New analytical method for investigating the antioxidant power of food extracts on the basis of their electron-donating ability: comparison to the ferric reducing/antioxidant power (FRAP) assay

J Agric Food Chem. 2010 Aug 11;58(15):8477-80. doi: 10.1021/jf9044292.

Abstract

Several analytical approaches are available for investigating the antioxidant power for antioxidants, and they are based on a variety of chemical principles, such as oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC), Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC), and ferric reducing/antioxidant power (FRAP). This paper reports a new rapid method for investigating antioxidant power on the basis of the electron-donating ability. This method is called chemiluminescence analysis of antioxidant power (CAAP). The electrons donated from antioxidants are capable of inducing chemiluminescence in the presence of lucigenin and a base. Thus, the intensity of chemiluminescence induced by antioxidants is proportional to their electron-donating ability (antioxidant power). It was found that the correlation between CAAP and FRAP was positive (r = 0.959) and statistically significant (p < 0.05). In addition to the FRAP assay, the rapid CAAP assay is convenient for investigating the antioxidant power of herbal extracts.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antioxidants / chemistry*
  • Camellia / chemistry
  • Chemistry Techniques, Analytical / methods*
  • Chromans / chemistry
  • Ferric Compounds / chemistry
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Panax / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry*
  • Rhodiola / chemistry
  • Vitis / chemistry

Substances

  • Antioxidants
  • Chromans
  • Ferric Compounds
  • Plant Extracts
  • 6-hydroxy-2,5,7,8-tetramethylchroman-2-carboxylic acid