Synthetic and natural antioxidants: food quality protectors

comparative real time EPr Investigation of natural and Synthetic Antioxidants: As Potential Anticancer Agents and radio-protectors

The purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare the free-radical scavenging activity against DPPH stable radical and protective properties of the natural products SQGD and P. corylifolia and synthetic nitroxylfree radical containing nitrosoureas SLENU and SLCNUgly against in vivo oxidative toxicity of antitumor drug CCNU. It was found statistically significant increase in the DPPH radical...

Improving Meat Quality through Natural Antioxidants

Nowadays, consumers are demanding more natural foods, obliging the industry to include natural antioxidants in foods. Natural antioxidants have been used instead of synthetic antioxidants to retard lipid oxidation in foods to improve their quality and nutritional value. This review discusses some aspects of recent research on antioxidant activity of plant extracts and natural compounds to impro...

Preserving Beef Quality with Natural Antioxidants

BACKGROUND Consumers spend less time and more money on home-prepared foods opting for convenience products such as pre-cooked entrees (Dumagan and Hackett, 1995). However, they demand acceptable color and flavor, whether the product is ready-tocook or ready-to-eat. Color and appearance of fresh meat are major factors in consumer purchase decisions because they are presumed to be indicators of m...

Advantages and Disadvantages of Natural Antioxidants in Comparison with Synthetic Antioxidants

Oxidative stress and tardive dyskinesia: role of natural antioxidants

Schizophrenia is a devastating psychiatric disorder that affects 1% of population worldwide. Neuroleptics are the major class of drugs used in the treatment of schizophrenia. Neuroleptics are associated with wide variety of extrapyramidal side effects such as akathesia, dystonia, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, Parkinsonism and tardive dyskinesia. tardive dyskinesia is a complex hyperkinetic sy...