The antioxidant activity of Portuguese honeys was evaluated considering the different contribution of entire samples and phenolic extracts. Several chemical and biochemical assays were used to screen the antioxidant properties of entire honeys with different colour intensity and phenolic extracts: reducing power, 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical-scavenging capacity, and inhibition of lipid peroxidat...
Reactive oxygen species are known to be implicated in many cell disorders and in the development of many diseases including cardiovascular diseases, atherosclerosis, cataracts, chronic inflammation, or neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's disease
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