Int. J. Electrochem. Sci., 8 (2013) 4520 - 4542 International Journal of ELECTROCHEMICAL SCIENCE www.electrochemsci.org Electrochemical Tools for Determination of Phenolic Compounds in Plants. A Review Jiri Dobes1, Ondrej Zitka1,2,3,4, Jiri Sochor1,5, Branislav Ruttkay-Nedecky1,3, Petr Babula1,3, Miroslava Beklova3,4, Jindrich Kynicky3,5,6, Jaromir Hubalek2,3, Borivoj Klejdus1, Rene Kizek1,2,3, Vojtech Adam1,2,3* 1Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Agronomy, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, CZ-613 00 Brno, Czech Republic, European Union 2Department of Microelectronics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication, Brno University of Technology, Technicka 10, CZ-616 00 Brno, Czech Republic, European Union 3Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Technicka 3058/10, CZ- 616 00 Brno, Czech Republic, European Union 4Department of Veterinary Ecology and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Palackeho 1-3, CZ-612 42 Brno, Czech Republic, European Union 5Vysoka skola Karla Englise, Sujanovo nam. 356/1, CZ-602 00 Brno, Czech Republic, European Union 6Department of Geology and Pedology, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, CZ-613 00 Brno, Czech Republic, European Union *E-mail:
[email protected] Received: 2 January 2013 / Accepted: 3 February 2013 / Published: 1 April 2013 Electrochemical methods are a reliable tool for a fast and low cost assay of phenolic compounds (phenolics) in food samples. The methods are precise and sesnitive enough to assay low content of polyphenols. The devices can be stationary or flow through, and based on voltammetry or amperometry.