Anti-oxidants, effective

Geen tea Camellia sinensis Reduces cancer, lowers lipid levels, helps prevent dental caries, antimicrobial and anti oxidative effects Contains caffeine (may cause mild stimulant effects such as anxiety, nervousness, heart irregularities, restlessness, insomnia, and digestive irritation) Contains caffeine and should be avoided during pregnancy, by individuals with hypertension, anxiety, eating disorders, insomnia, diabetes, and ulcers. 

Meister, A. (1992). On the anti-oxidant effects of ascorbic acid and glutathione. Biochem. Pharmacol. 44, 1905-1915. 

It has been known since the early 1950s that turmeric had strong antioxidant effects with curcumin being the major compound responsible followed by demethoxycurcumin and bisdemethoxycurcumin. All three inhibit lipid peroxidation and have a positive anti-oxidant effect for hemolysis and lipid peroxidation in mouse erythrocytes.11 Curry pills containing turmeric are being marketed as a prevention for colon cancer.29... 

Samuni AM, Barenholz Y. Site-activity relationship of nitroxide radical s anti-oxidative effect. Free Radicals Biol Med 2003 34 177-185. 

SAE = synergistic anti-oxidative effect with lycopene [187] ... 

Naderi GA, Asgary S, Sarraf-Zadegan N, Shirvany H. 2003. Anti-oxidant effect of flavonoids on the susceptibility of LDL oxidation. Mol Cell Biochem 246 193-196. 

Vitamin C (ascorbate) (Fig. 9.5) has the ability to act as a reducing agent, i.e. it will tend to reduce more reactive species. This ability to reduce Fe3+ to Fe2+may be important in promoting iron uptake in the gut. Oxidation of ascorbate by reaction with reactive oxygen species or reactive nitrogen species seems to lead to its depletion. In vitro, vitamin C can also exert pro-oxidant properties. Fe3+ can react with ascorbate to form Fe2+ and the semi-dehydroascorbate or ascorbyl radical. The latter can react with hydrogen peroxide to form Fe3+, the hydroxyl radical and a hydroxide anion. A key question with regard to the pro- or anti- oxidant effects of ascorbate may therefore be the availability of transition metal ions. Neurons main-... 

Eichner, K. 1980. Anti-oxidative effect of Maillard reaction intermediates. In Auto-oxidation in Food and Biological Systems (M.G. Simic, M. Karel, eds.), pp. 267-285, Plenum Press, New York. 

Gregory, J.F., Shipe, W.F. 1975. Oxidative stability of milk. I. The anti-oxidative effect of trypsin treatment and aging. J. Dairy Sci. 58, 1263-1271. 

Semisynthetic a-tocopherol is a mixture of the diasteroi-somers about configuration 2EJS, A R, and % R. The anti-oxidative effect of the different tocopherols may not be identical. It has been shown in antioxidation tests with foodstuffs that the antioxidative activity of the tocopherols increases in the order 7-, 8-, (3-, and a-tocopherol. Vitamin E occurs principally in wheat germ, vegetable oil, and vegetables. 

Pietri S, Maurelli E, Drieu K, Culcasi M (1997) Cardioprotective and anti-oxidant effects of the terpenoid constituents of Ginkgo biloba extract (EGb 761). J Mol Cell Cardiol 29(2) 733-742. doi 10.1006/jmee. 1996.0316... 

Hrabarova E, Katarina Valachova, Jozef Rychly, Peter Rapta, Vlasta Sasinkova, Marta Mahkova, Ladislav Soltes. High-molar-mass hyaluronan d radation by Weissbeiger s system Pro- and anti-oxidative effects of some thiol compounds. Polymer Degradation and Stability 94 (2009) 1867-1875. 

Beside having a direct anti-oxidative effect on deteriorative processes, low-molecular weight antioxidants in milk enter complex interactions (synergism) which are important in relation to the overall anti-oxidative balance in milk. 

Yoshioka, A., Miyachi, Y., Imamura, S., and Niwa, Y. 1986. Anti-oxidant effects of retinoids on inflammatory skin diseases. Archives of Dermatological Research, 278(3), 177-183. 

Dhuley, J.N. 1999. Anti-oxidant effects of cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum) bark and greater cardamom (Amomum subulatum) seeds in rats fed high fat diet. Indian Journal of Expert-Mental Biology, 37 238—242. 

Devatkal, S.K., Narsaiah, K. and Borah, A. (2010). Anti-oxidant effect of extracts of kiimow rind, pomegranate rind and seed powders in cooked goat meat patties. Meat Science, 85, 155-159. 

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