and ethanol were used for HPLC analyses (VWR, Austria). Ammonium acetate,
copper(II) chloride, glacial acetic acid, sodium acetate trihydrate,
ferric chloride hexahydrate, quercetin, 6-hydroxy-2,5,7,8-tetramethychroman-2-carboxylic
acid (Trolox), and reagents 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH),
2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS),
neocuproine (2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline), and 2,4,6-tripyridyl-s-triazine (TPTZ) were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich.