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TALANTA
Volume 83, Issue 2, Pages 441-447Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2010.09.042
Keywords
Folin-Ciocalteu; Microplate assay; Phenolic compounds; Food products
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- FSE (Fundo Social Europeu)
- MCTES (Ministerio da Ciencia, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior)
- FCT [PTDC/SAU-FCF/67718/2006]
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia [PTDC/SAU-FCF/67718/2006] Funding Source: FCT
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In the present work, a rapid and high-throughput Folin-Ciocalteu (F-C) reducing capacity assay adapted to routine/screening analysis was developed. In order to attain a fast F-C reducing kinetic reaction, the reaction conditions of the classical time-consuming F-C assay were modified and the influence of alkali and F-C reagent concentration was evaluated using gallic acid as standard. The proposed method was performed in a 96-well microplate format and it was applied to several phenolic compounds and food products (wines, beers, infusions and juices) providing F-C reducing capacity results after 3 min of reaction similar to those obtained by the time-consuming (120 min) conventional method. The additive and synergistic effect of reducing nonphenolic compounds usually found in food samples was also investigated. Ascorbic acid and ferrous sulfate provided an additive effect, while for fructose, glucose and sodium sulfite a synergistic effect was obtained. The detection limit was 0.25 mg L-1 (as gallic acid) and the repeatability was <1.6% (n = 12). (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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