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Kinetic Study of the Quenching Reaction of Singlet Oxygen by Carotenoids and Food Extracts in Solution. Development of a Singlet Oxygen Absorption Capacity (SOAC) Assay Method

Aya Ouchi, Koichi Aizawa, Yuko Iwasaki, Takahiro Inakuma, Junji Terao, Shin‐ichi Nagaoka, Kazuo Mukai · 2010 · Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Summary. This paper develops a laboratory method to measure how well carotenoids and other antioxidants neutralize singlet oxygen, a harmful reactive molecule. Researchers tested eight carotenoids and vitamin E, then applied the same technique to tomato and carrot extracts. They created a new assay called SOAC (Singlet Oxygen Absorption Capacity) that quantifies antioxidant strength in food compounds.

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Ouchi, A., Aizawa, K., Iwasaki, Y., Inakuma, T., Terao, J., Nagaoka, S., & Mukai, K.. (2010). Kinetic Study of the Quenching Reaction of Singlet Oxygen by Carotenoids and Food Extracts in Solution. Development of a Singlet Oxygen Absorption Capacity (SOAC) Assay Method. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf101947a

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DOI
10.1021/jf101947a
Countries
Japan
Regions
Asia
Categories
food-systems, general-innovation
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2026-04-28