A suspension of oxidised lipids was mixed with a TBA solution in the ratio of 1 : 1 and incubated in a water bath at 100°C for 10 minutes. Concurrently, a reference specimen was prepared (a mixture of deionised water and TBA solution in the ratio of 1 : 1). After incubation, the cooled specimens were transferred to cuvettes and, with the use of a spectrophotometer UV-VIS Evolution 60S (Thermo Scientific, USA), the absorbance at a wavelength of 535 and 600 nm was measured with respect to the reference specimen. The absorbance difference (Adiff = A535 − A600) is a measure of the concentration of TBARS in a specimen [22 (link)].
Next, a change in the value of the Adiff parameter in relation to the lipid control specimen (A0), not subjected to oxidation (H2O2 concentration equal to 0 mM), was determined according to
A mean value of the parameter ΔTBARS and standard deviation were determined for each value of H2O2 concentration from each seven measurement series.