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TALANTA
Volume 64, Issue 2, Pages 501-509Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2004.03.021
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wine; polyphenols; antioxidant activity; ABTS*(+); TEAC
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The free radical scavenging activity of 42 Spanish commercial wines was determined using the 2,2'-azinobis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) radical cation (ABTS(.+)). The ABTS(.+) radical was generated enzymatically using a horseradish peroxidase and hydrogen peroxide. The presence of wine phenolic compounds caused the absorbance of the radical to decay at 414 nm. The measurement conditions were optimised. The total phenolic content of wines ranged from 1262 to 2389 mg l(-1) for red wines and 70 to 407 mg l(-1) for white wines, expressed as gallic acid equivalents. The phenolic content of Sherry wines was similar to that of white wines. Optimum dilutions for white and Sherry wines were set up as a function of their total phenolic content (for total phenol index, TPI < 300 mg gallic acid per liter, dilution 2.5:10 to 5:10; for TPI > 300 mg gallic acid per liter, dilution 1:10 to 3:10). Red wines absorb at the wavelength of measurement and dilutions between 0.35:10 and 0.1:10 are advisable. Reaction kinetics were also monitored and the antioxidant activity, expressed as Trolox Equivalent Antioxidant Capacity (TEAC), was determined at 2 and 15 min of reaction. The mean values for TEAC(2 min) were 5.01 +/- 1.40 mM for red wines, 0.46 +/- 0.32 mM for white wines and 0.26 +/- 0.19 mM for Sherry wines. At 15 min, mean values were 6.93 +/- 2.41 mM for red wines, 0.67 +/- 0.47 mM for white wines and 0.26 0.19 mM for Sherry wines. The correlation coefficients were better at 2 min (r = 0.9012) than at 15 min (r = 0.8462) when compared with TPI. Hence, TEAC(2 min) seems to be a more appropriate measure. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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