A review on antioxidants, prooxidants and related controversy: Natural and synthetic compounds, screening and analysis methodologies and future perspectives

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 15-25

  Carocho, Márcio ^a   Ferreira, Isabel C F R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Free radicals; Future perspectives; Oxidative stress; Prooxidants

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA TOCOPHEROL; BUTYLATED HYDROXYANISOLE; BUTYLCRESOL; CAROTENOID; FLAVONOID; FREE RADICAL; GALLIC ACID PROPYL ESTER; GLUTATHIONE; HEXYLRESORCINOL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; HYPOCHLOROUS ACID; NITRIC OXIDE; NORDIHYDROGUAIARETIC ACID; OXIDIZING AGENT; PEROXYNITRITE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; REACTIVE SULFUR SPECIES; RETINOL; SINGLET OXYGEN; SUPEROXIDE; TERT BUTYLHYDROQUINONE; UBIDECARENONE; URIC ACID;

ABSORPTION; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CARCINOGENICITY; FOOD COMPOSITION; HUMAN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REACTION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SCREENING;

ANTIOXIDANTS; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; ENZYMES; FOOD; FREE RADICALS; HUMANS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

EID: 84867029857     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: 18736351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2012.09.021     Document Type: Review

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