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IN recent years, the validity of the 2-thiobarbituric acid (TBA) test for the determination of oxidative deterioration in animal and plant tissues, or their food products, has been challenged. However, since most authors prefer to use their own modification of a TBA test, comparison of results obtained at different laboratories is virtually impossible. Considerable confusion is therefore created by these claims, rather than clarification of the subject.
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SCHOENMAKERS, A., TARLADGIS, B. Reliability of the Thiobarbituric Acid Test in the Presence of Inorganic Iron. Nature 210, 1153 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/2101153a0
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