TY - CHAP
T1 - Determination of the antioxidants' ability to scavenge free radicals using biosensors
AU - Cortina-Puig, Montserrat
AU - Prieto-Simón, Beatriz
AU - Campàs, Mónica
AU - Calas-Blanchard, Carole
AU - Marty, Jean Louis
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Free radicals are highly reactive molecules generated during cellular metabolism. However, their overproduction results in oxidative stress, a deleterious process that can damage cell structures, including lipids and membranes, proteins and DNA. Antioxidants respond to this problem, scavenging free radicals. This chapter critically reviews the electrochemical biosensors developed for the evaluation of the antioxidant capacity of specific compounds. Due to the ability of these devices to perform simple, fast and reliable analysis, they are promising biotools for the assessment of antioxidant properties.
AB - Free radicals are highly reactive molecules generated during cellular metabolism. However, their overproduction results in oxidative stress, a deleterious process that can damage cell structures, including lipids and membranes, proteins and DNA. Antioxidants respond to this problem, scavenging free radicals. This chapter critically reviews the electrochemical biosensors developed for the evaluation of the antioxidant capacity of specific compounds. Due to the ability of these devices to perform simple, fast and reliable analysis, they are promising biotools for the assessment of antioxidant properties.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=79956335780&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-1-4419-7347-4_16
DO - 10.1007/978-1-4419-7347-4_16
M3 - Chapter (Book)
C2 - 21520714
AN - SCOPUS:79956335780
SN - 9781441973467
VL - 698
T3 - Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
SP - 222
EP - 233
BT - Bio-Farms for Nutraceuticals
ER -