Increase in the
antioxidant capacity decreased DE. Depletion of the antioxidant capacity by tert-butylhydroperoxide
(6.550 lmol/L) presented a direct correlation (0.97) with DE. Furthermore, DE presented an inverse correlation
(R = 0.99) with increased antioxidant capacity of plasma (FRAP) induced by the addition of
ascorbate (2.575 lmol/L). Th