2.6. Equipment
All antioxidant assays were performed in a microplate format
(Synergy HT, Bio-Tek Instruments, Winooski, VT) using spectrophotometry
or fluorimetry as detection system. The microplate reader
was controlled by Gen5 software (Bio-Tek Instruments). ORAC
assay was carried out at 37 ◦C, while the other three assays were
carried out at room temperature. All samples were analyzed