Natural antioxidants: Fascinating or mythical biomolecules?

Molecules

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 6905-6930

  Ndhlala, Ashwell R ^a   Moyo, Mack ^a   Van Staden, Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Bio kinetics; Bioavailability; Flavonoids; Free radicals; Phenolic compounds; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; FLAVONOID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SCAVENGER; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOOD; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BEVERAGES; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FLAVONOIDS; FOOD; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; MICRONUTRIENTS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHENOLS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; VITAMINS;

EID: 78149447264     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules15106905     Document Type: Article

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