A flow-injection electron spin resonance (ESR) system was developed for the quantitative detection of an alkoxyl radical (ROÁ, R = C(CH 3 ) 2 -C( ? NH 2-Cl -)NH 2 ) derived from AAPH (2,2 0 -azobis(2,4-amidinopropane) dihydrochloride) by thermal decomposition. Optimal measurement conditions for the system were examined, and it was found that the control of the radical formation by quenching in an ice-water vessel should be effective to obtain the stable and accurate results. The system was applied for the estimation of the alkoxyl radical-elimination ability and the oxygen radical absorbance capacity values of selected biosubstances, such as Trolox (6-hydroxy-2,5,7,8-tetramethylchroman-2-carboxylic acid), caffeic acid, 4-hydroxycinnamic acid, epinephrine, rutin, (?)-catechin, L-tryptophane, and Dmannitol. As the rate constant for the reaction between alkoxyl radical and substrate, k S , could not be unequivocally determined, the defined value, c 50 = k S /k 1 , (k 1 , the rate constant for the reaction between alkoxyl radical and spin trap) was used as a reaction parameter of substrate for alkoxyl radical. The flow-injection electron spin resonance system using alkoxyl radical elimination gave valid c 50 values for biosubstances, and the system should be a valuable method for the evaluation of the antioxidant ability.