METHOD FOR DETERMINING ANTIOXIDATION ACTIVITY Russian patent published in 2001 - IPC

FIELD: medicine. SUBSTANCE: method involves titering 0.5-normal solution of potassium permanganate in 0.24-M sulfuric acid solution with sample to be analyzed at room temperature to achieve decolorization of the solution. Value B is introduced as sum of biologically active substances of reduction activity to give quantitative description of preparation antioxidation activity in terms of quercitin contents in 1 ml or 1 g of preparation (object). The higher is value of B, the higher antioxidation activity possesses the object. EFFECT: high reliability and accuracy of evaluation method. 2 tbl