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To establish a reliable model for assessing antioxidant capacity using bovine plasma and peroxyl radical-induced lipid peroxidation.

March 21, 2026Open Access

Peroxyl radical-induced lipid peroxidation in bovine plasma: Kinetic parameters for simultaneous antioxidant activity and capacity assessments of foods

Key Points

To establish a reliable model for assessing antioxidant capacity using bovine plasma and peroxyl radical-induced lipid peroxidation.
Standardised kinetic bovine plasma lipid oxidation assay (BOPLA) using AAPH-derived peroxyl radicals.
Evaluated various beverages for antioxidant capacity using chemical assays.
Measured antioxidant activity in terms of inhibition of lipid peroxidation over time.
BOPLA demonstrated significant correlation with traditional antioxidant assays including CUPRAC and DPPH.
Ascorbic acid exhibited a strong linear, dose-dependent inhibition of lipid peroxidation.
Pomegranate juice had the highest antioxidant potential, while lime juice concentrated showed the lowest.

Abstract

Conventional chemical antioxidant assays estimate antioxidant capacity but lack physiological relevance and fail to capture the complexity of oxidative processes in biological systems. This study standardised a kinetic bovine plasma lipid oxidation assay (BOPLA) in which AAPH-derived peroxyl radicals induce oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids in bovine plasma, providing a biologically relevant model for evaluating food-related antioxidants in a lipoprotein oxidation system. A range of beverages (rosé and white wines, various fruit juices, teas, and coffee) was evaluated using chemical antioxidant assays, nitric oxide inhibition, and egg yolk lipid peroxidation inhibition. AAPH at 3 mM provided an optimal balance between radical flux and assay discrimination, producing stable oxidation kinetics over 120 min while maintaining sufficient dynamic range to distinguish partial and complete antioxidant inhibition. BOPLA parameters, antioxidant capacity, lipid peroxidation inhibition, and oxidation velocity, showed significant correlations with single-electron transfer assays, including CUPRAC, DPPH, Folin–Ciocalteu reducing capacity (FCRC), and iron-reducing capacity (IRAC), supporting the role of polyphenols in suppressing AAPH-driven lipid peroxidation. Ascorbic acid (0.50–250 mg/L) exhibited dose-dependent behaviour with excellent linearity (R 2 = 0.9889–0.9997). Pomegranate juice showed the highest antioxidant potential, whereas lime juice concentrate displayed the lowest chemical antioxidant capacity. Importantly, the kinetic framework of BOPLA enabled discrimination of antioxidant behaviour, allowing samples to be classified as fast-acting, sustained, weak, inactive, or pro-oxidant according to their effects on lipid peroxidation kinetics. Overall, these findings highlight BOPLA as a high-throughput kinetic platform for characterising antioxidant activity and capacity in complex food matrices beyond conventional chemical assays. • Bovine plasma was used to study the antioxidant potential of foods (BOPLA). • AAPH at 3 mM induces stable, discriminative lipid oxidation over 120 min. • BOPLA offers a relevant analytical model of lipid oxidation kinetics. • BOPLA metrics correlate with major chemical antioxidant assays. • Ascorbic acid shows linear, dose-dependent inhibition in BOPLA.

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