Why do we expect carotenoids to be antioxidants in vivo?

C A RiceEvans, J Sampson, P M Bramley, D E Holloway

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)381-398
Number of pages18
JournalFree radical research
Volume26
Issue number4
Publication statusPublished - 1997

Keywords

  • carotenoid
  • beta-carotene
  • xanthophyll
  • lycopene
  • ABTS(.+)
  • electron-donor
  • radical scavenger
  • antioxidant
  • LOW-DENSITY-LIPOPROTEIN
  • ELECTRON-PARAMAGNETIC-RESONANCE
  • OXYGEN PARTIAL-PRESSURE
  • BETA-CAROTENE
  • LIPID-PEROXIDATION
  • VITAMIN-E
  • ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL
  • SINGLET OXYGEN
  • CATION RADICALS
  • CLINICAL-TRIAL

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