Article · Volume 2, Issue 1 · pp. 74–74
The Trouble With “Total Antioxidant Capacity” as a Biomarker
Mueen Ahmed KK*1
- 1Manuscript Technomedia LLP, No. 22 (New No. 40), 3rd Cross, Vivekananda Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka, INDIA.
Abstract
Total antioxidant capacity (TAC) assays—FRAP, ORAC, TEAC, and their relatives—remain widely used to characterize foods and biological samples, and TAC values frequently appear in nutrition research and on product marketing. I write to caution against over-interpreting them, because their connection to in vivo biology is weaker than their popularity suggests.
Keywords: Letter to the Editor
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