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Recent techniques for measuring antioxidant capacity: Health impacts
Avril 2009
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The involvement of free radicals in ageing and in chronic diseases such as atherosclerosis, diabetes, cancer and certain inflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases is now recognized. Antioxidant compounds capable of neutralizing free radicals therefore have many potential applications, ranging from general health effects to the prevention of certain chronic diseases. In recent years, we have observed a veritable explosion of antioxidants in the health nutrition market.
Around the world, numerous public and private research teams are working to identify new antioxidant molecules and develop their applications. We are also witnessing the emergence in this sector of new companies specialized in identifying and purifying new antioxidant compounds or in developing antioxidant-enriched functional foods.
- Introduction
- Oxidation process and antioxidant reactions
- Detection methods
- Indirect methods based on proton transfer
- Indirect methods based on electron transfer
- Direct detection methods
- Development of antioxidant products and steps in characterizing antioxidant activity
- Conclusion
- Appendix 1 - Relationship between antioxidant power and health
- Appendix 2 - Research in Quebec, Canada and the United States: expertise available
- References
- Nutrition humaine
Institut des nutraceutiques et des aliments fonctionnels (INAF)
