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In this study, three Fenton systems (Fe\/phosphate buffer, Fe\/quinolinic acid and Fe\/phosphate buffer\/quinolinic acid) and the thermal degradation of peroxydisulfate were used to produce hydroxyl radicals; the hydroxyl radical scavenging activity of plant extracts (ginger, blueberry juices and green tea infusion) and chemical compounds (EGCG and GA) was estimated by spin trapping with DMPO (5,5-dimethyl-1-pyrroline N-oxide) and EPR (Electron Paramagnetic Resonance) spectroscopy. Phosphate buffer was used to mimic the physiological pH of cellular systems, while quinolinic acid (pyridine-2,3-dicarboxylic acid) facilitates the experimental procedure by hindering the spontaneous oxidation of Fe(II). The EC50 (the concentration of chemical compounds or plant extracts which halves the intensity of the DMPO\u2013OH adduct) values were determined in all the systems. The results show that, for both the chemical compounds and the plant extracts, there is not a well-defined order for the EC50 values determined in the four hydroxyl radical generating systems. The interactions of phosphate buffer and quinolinic acid with the antioxidants and with potential iron-coordinating ligands present in the plant extracts can justify the observed differences.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/molecules27144560","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,7,18]],"date-time":"2022-07-18T01:53:22Z","timestamp":1658109202000},"page":"4560","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":39,"title":["Role of the Hydroxyl Radical-Generating System in the Estimation of the Antioxidant Activity of Plant Extracts by Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR)"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"27","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9299-0141","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Daniele","family":"Sanna","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Istituto di Chimica Biomolecolare, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Traversa la Crucca 3, I-07100 Sassari, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1384-5956","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Angela","family":"Fadda","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Istituto di Scienze delle Produzioni Alimentari, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Traversa la Crucca 3, I-07100 Sassari, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,7,17]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1016\/j.cbi.2005.12.009","article-title":"Free radicals, metals and antioxidants in oxidative stress-induced cancer","volume":"160","author":"Valko","year":"2006","journal-title":"Chem.-Biol. 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