Table 6. Results of antiradical activity (DPPH˙ assay), time of the first phase of antiradical activity reaction, percentages of DPPH˙ depleted in the first phase and at the end of reaction, and kinetic parameters of DPPH˙ disappearance estimated by the first-order double exponential model for the fir (Abies alba Mill.) honeydew honey samples.
Honey sample | (n(TEAC)/m(honey))/(mmol/kg) | t1/min | DPPHa/% | DPPHb/% | First-order double exponential model | ||||
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k1/min-1 | k2/min-1 | R2 | SRMSE | χ2 error | |||||
1 | 0.63±0.01 | 1.5 | 8.65 | 29.83 | 0.5808 | 0.0292 | 0.9999 | 0.0025 | 0.22 |
2 | 0.80±0.02 | 2.0 | 17.66 | 38.22 | 1.2523 | 0.0311 | 0.9999 | 0.0038 | 0.35 |
3 | 1.01±0.01 | 2.5 | 28.49 | 47.74 | 1.3094 | 0.0286 | 0.9999 | 0.0041 | 0.37 |
4 | 0.52±0.01 | 1.5 | 8.50 | 26.14 | 0.7399 | 0.0280 | 0.9999 | 0.0024 | 0.22 |
t1=time of the first phase of DPPH˙ disappearance, k1 and k2=kinetic rate constants in first-order double exponential model, R2=determination coefficient, SRMSE=scaled root mean squared error, χ2 error=error of chi-square test, apercentage of DPPH˙ depleted in the first phase of reaction, bpercentage of DPPH˙ depleted at the end of the reaction