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. 2021 Dec 22;27(1):50. doi: 10.3390/molecules27010050

Table 9.

TEAC values determined against ABTS radical cations applied in 50% acetone or methanol (radical solution diluted with ethanol) after standard reaction time.

Antioxidant 50% Acn + EtOH
6 min
MeOH + EtOH
6 min
A = 0.2 × Ac A = 0.5 × Ac A = 0.8 × Ac A = 0.2 × Ac A = 0.5 × Ac A = 0.8 × Ac
gallic acid 3.28 3.15
ferulic acid 0.93 1.50 3.81 1.12 1.79 4.54
catechin 1.02 2.50 3.67 1.00 2.56 4.40
quercetin 2.29 2.74 3.20 1.99 2.81 3.21
propyl gallate 2.82 2.79
glutathione 0.52 1.06 0.97 N.A. 1
carnosine ~0.01 N.A.
cysteine 0.24 0.35 0.45 N.A.
histidine N.D. 2 N.A.
ascorbic acid 0.96 0.95
ascorbyl palmitate N.A. 0.94
α-tocopherol N.A. 0.95
Trolox 1.00 1.00
phenolic mixture 1.20 1.86 4.67 1.78 2.46 3.38
peptide/AA mixture 0.52 0.64 0.78 N.A.
polar mixture 0.92 1.39 3.67 N.A.
applicable compounds mixture N.A. 1.48 1.92 2.79

1 N.A.—not applicable. 2 N.D.—activity not detected.