“At the same concentration, ascorbate , a standard water-soluble antioxidant, was less efficient than the phenolic acids.”
“It is concluded that ferrylmyoglobin induces a typical pattern of LDL lipid peroxidation, the oxidation rate of … esters being a function of unsaturation; furthermore, there is a synergistic antioxidant activity of diet-derived phenolic acids … ascorbate in the protection of LDL from oxidation, a finding of putative physiological relevance.”