Exploring Antioxidants

Phenolic antioxidants.

Exploring traditions

After the boom of pharmacological research during the 1950s, mainly as a result of the screening technique, the identification of active molecules, their reshaping by means of pharmaco-chemical drug design, and the creation of extremely efficacious and successful medicines, the pharmaceutical world sought a new source of inspiration. Such biota as the tropical forest, a quantity of plants credi...

Antioxidants in ‘Hass’ avocado

The potential involvement of C7 sugars as antioxidants in various avocado tissues was tested. Total antioxidant activity was found to be similar in leaf, exocarp and seed tissue; however, the concentration of total antioxidants in mesocarp tissue was lower than in other tissues at all three sampling dates. The various tissues examined had different predominant antioxidant systems; while leaf ti...

Antioxidants and Thyroid disorders

It is well known that oxidative stress (OS), defined as an imbalance between radicals and antioxidant defense, is implicated as a pathophysiological mechanism of different diseases and is a topic of growing interest. Cell injury is a consequence of OS; recognized targets are DNA, lipids and proteins, which react with hydroxyl radicals to form specific products1. Especially in the field of cardi...

Antioxidants of Apples

11 I n the United States and most industrialized countries, cardiovascular disease and cancer are ranked as the leading causes of death. These diseases have been linked to lifestyle choices, one of the most important of which is diet. It has been estimated that eating a healthy diet could prevent 30 percent of all cancers. Many of us as children were told to “eat your vegetables because they ar...