“Oxygen uptake and 2-deoxyribose degradation induced by Fe(II) autoxidation were also inhibited by TA.”
“These results indicate that TA inhibits OH formation induced by Fe(III)/ascorbate/O(2) mainly by arresting Fe(III)-induced ascorbate oxidation and Fe(II) autoxidation (which generates Fe(II) and H(2)O(2), respectively), thus limiting the production of Fenton reagents and OH formation.”