Research Article

Oxidative Stress Regulation on Endothelial Cells by Hydrophilic Astaxanthin Complex: Chemical, Biological, and Molecular Antioxidant Activity Evaluation

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Chemical assays measuring the antioxidant capacity of CD-A complex. (a) TEAC CD-NA and CD-SA complexes measured by ABTS assay. (b) DPPH radical scavenging activity of free astaxanthin (NA and SA), CD-A complex, and Trolox antioxidant reference molecule. (c) Oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) assay of both complexes expressed as the Trolox equivalent in Mm. (d) CD-A complex antioxidant stability study after 6 months of storage at 6°C, under light protection, calculated by means of ORAC assay. Data are means ± SD of six experiments. Levels not connected by the same letter are significantly different ().
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