Chlorophyll enhances oxidative stress tolerance in Caenorhabditis elegans and extends its lifespan

Green vegetables are thought to be responsible for several beneficial properties such as antioxidant, anti-mutagenic, and detoxification activities. It is not known whether these effects are due to chlorophyll which exists in large amounts in many foods or result from other secondary metabolites. In...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wang, Erjia, Wink, Michael
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4830245/