The pro-oxidant chemistry of the natural antioxidants vitamin C, vitamin E, carotenoids and flavonoids

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 11, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 321-333

  Rietjens, Ivonne M C M ^a,b   Boersma, Marelle G ^a   Haan, Laura de ^a   Spenkelink, Bert ^a   Awad, Hanem M ^a   Cnubben, Nicole H P ^b   Van Zanden, Jelmer J ^a,b   Woude, Hester Van Der ^a,b   Alink, Gerrit M ^a,b   Koeman, Jan H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

8 HYDROXYGUANINE; 8 OXOADENINE; ADENINE DERIVATIVE; ALPHA CAROTENE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; BLEOMYCIN; CAROTENOID; DIMETHYLBENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; DOXORUBICIN; FLAVONOID; LYCOPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HEALTH; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICITY TESTING; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 18444367388     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1382-6689(02)00003-0     Document Type: Article

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