Potential Role of Carotenoids as Antioxidants in Human Health and Disease
Carotenoids constitute a ubiquitous group of isoprenoid pigments. They are very efficient physical quenchers of singlet oxygen and scavengers of other reactive oxygen species. Carotenoids can also act as chemical quenchers undergoing irreversible oxygenation. The molecular mechanisms underlying thes...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI
2014
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3942711/ |