Read this article to learn about Free Radicals. After reading this article you will learn about: 1. Characteristics of Free Radicals 2. Generation of Free Radicals 3. Beneficial Activities 4. Harmful Activities. Characteristics of Free Radicals: ROS and RNS are the terms collectively describÂing free radicals and other non-radical reactive derivatives called oxidants. A molecule with one or more unpaired [...]
Read this article to learn about the role of antioxidants in preventing free radical damage. It is a compound that help prevent free-radical damage is known as antioxidant or "free-radical scavenger". In foods, antioxidants (see Table 10.1) have been defined as a substance that in small quantities is able to prevent or greatly retard the oxidation of easily oxidizable materials [...]
Read this article you will learn about Antioxidant. After reading this article you will learn about: 1. History of Antioxidant 2. Measurement of Antioxidants 3. Antioxidant Capacity 4. Classification. History of Antioxidant: The term antioxidant originally was used to refer specifically to a chemical that prevented the conÂsumption of oxygen. In the late 19th and early 20th century, extensive study [...]