I'm new with FRAP assay. when I mixed FeCl3 with buffer solution befor the addition of sample, a light blue color is formed. Is that a problem?? or its normal?
hello Mr. Palani, i know what do you describe and it is a problem! First, ensure that the acetic buffer is on room temperature. Then put 1 ml of TPTZ solution in 10 ml buffer and then add 1 ml of FeCl solution. This working solution takes a straw-brown color in 37o C.
i had this blue-purple color when my acetic buffer was cold or had been made time ago.
the test of FRAO antioxidant method assay is clair and sample, you can founded many references and publication. You founde our method utilisation:
Measurement of ferric reducing power (FRAP assay): Briefly, the FRAP reagent contained 2.5 mL of 10 mM tripyridyltriazine (TPTZ) in 40 mM HCl, 2.5 mL of 20 mM FeCl3 and 25 mL of 0.3M acetate buffer (pH 3.6), was freshly prepared. A volume 0.2 mL, of ethanolic extract) various concentrations) or standard was mixed with 1.8 mL of freshly prepared FRAP reagent. The absorbance of each sample solution was measured at 595 nm19. For the calibration curve, FeSO4 was prepared in same solvent extraction in the range of 100–700 µM and querecetin was used as positive controls. The results were expressed as mg/ml of Fe(II), using the equation obtained from the calibration curve of FeSO4: Y = 6.908x , R2 = 0.998.