Processes, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 13(5), С. 1296 - 1296
Опубликована: Апрель 24, 2025
Antioxidants counteract the harmful effects of free radicals on metabolism and prevent fatty food degradation during processing storage. The Fe3+-reducing assay, based reduction ferric ions (Fe3+) to ferrous (Fe2+) in presence antioxidants acting as reducing agents, is widely recognized used evaluate antioxidant capacity various biological samples, including plant extracts, food, beverages, pharmaceuticals. Reduction Fe3+ Fe2+ also crucial biogeochemical cycling, microbial metabolism, industrial applications. This review comprehensively describes its adaptation different analytes, identification most potent antioxidants, optimization measurement techniques. It outlines chemical fundamental principles ability, along with an in-depth analysis activity, covering biochemical mechanisms, contributions, analytical methods, practical applications recent advances future perspectives research. assay straightforward, testing compounds or extracts are mixed solution, their absorbance measured after a specific incubation period. Despite significant advancements instrumentation techniques, this method remains largely unchanged.
Язык: Английский