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A Device for the Semiautomatic Determination of Oxygen-Radical Absorbance Capacity

✍ Scribed by Charles R. Caldwell

Publisher: Elsevier Science
Year: 2000
Tongue: English
Weight: 208 KB
Volume: 287
Category: Article
ISSN: 0003-2697
DOI: 10.1006/abio.2000.4853

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✦ Synopsis

The oxygen-radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) assay has become a standard method to quantify the antioxidative properties of phytonutrients in fruit and vegetable extracts. However, it is usually not possible to determine directly the contribution of specific phytonutrients to the total ORAC value. Separation of the components in the plant extracts by HPLC followed by ORAC analyses of the column fractions might permit the determination of free radical-scavenging profiles. The accurate determination of ORAC values may require 1 to 2 h/sample. Considering the number of samples that would be generated by a single HPLC separation, a device was constructed which permits up to 45 simultaneous ORAC analyses. Varying degrees of automation were included in the design. Furthermore, since the assay has a Q 10 for peroxyl radical-scavenging of about 3, elevation of the assay temperature from the standard 37 to 47°C significantly reduced the assay times. Relatively simple modifications would allow the apparatus to be used in a variety of time-dependent fluorescence and absorbance assays.

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