TheantioxidantcapacityofhoneysamplescollectedinthenorthpartofThailandinrelationshipwithitstotalpolyphenol.docVIP

THE ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY OF HONEY SAMPLES COLLECTED IN THE NORTH PART OF THAILAND IN RELATIONSHIP WITH ITS TOTAL POLYPHENOL Supaporn Sangsrichan1?and Weeraya Wanson1 1Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Maejo University, Chiang Mai, Thailand ABSTRACT Ten honey samples collected in the North part of Thailand exhibited moderately antioxidative properties. Radical scavenging for honey samples at the concentration of 0.5g/mL were found to be 32-44% and 94-97% for DPPH assay and ABTS, respectively. Inhibition concentration at 50% of DPPH( radical cation decolorization and ABTS+(