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 consumption of oxygen. In the late 19th and early 20th century, extensive study [...]
Antimitotic, Antitumor and Anticancer Constituents! Cancer is a general term applied to a series of malignant diseases which may affect many different parts of the body. These diseases are characterized by a rapid and uncontrolled formation of abnormal cells which may macs together to form a growth or tumors, or proliferate throughout the body, initiating abnormal growth at other sites. [...]