Application of ABTS Radical Cation for Selective On-Line Detection of Radical Scavengers in HPLC Eluates

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Abstract

The radical cation 2,2'-azinobis-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonate), (ABTS*+) was utilized in an on-line HPLC method for the detection of radical scavengers in complex matrixes. The HPLC-separated analytes react postcolumn with the preformed ABTS*+, and the induced bleaching is detected as a negative peak by an absorbance detector at 734 nm. An optimized instrumental and experimental setup is presented. The method is suitable for both isocratic and gradient HPLC runs using mobile phases containing 100% organic solvent or its solution in water, weak acids, or buffers (pH 3-7.4). The method is sensitive, selective, relatively simple, applicable to compounds of different chemical natures; uses common instruments and inexpensive reagents; and has a time-saving, nonlaborious experimental protocol. It can also be used for quantitative analysis. The method was applied to several pure natural antioxidants and plant extracts. The minimum detectable concentration varied from 0.02 to 0.13 microg/mL, depending on the compound tested. The method can be applied to perform kinetic studies, which is illustrated by determination of Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacities (TEAC) of several known antioxidants in flow injection mode.

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