Disturbance of the balance between the production of reactive oxygen species such as
superoxide; hydrogen peroxide; hypochlorous acid; hydroxyl, alkoxyl, and peroxyl radicals; …

The paradox of aerobic life, or the'Oxygen Paradox', is that higher eukaryotic aerobic
organisms cannot exist without oxygen, yet oxygen is inherently dangerous to their …

Tocopherols and tocotrienols (vitamin E), ascorbic acid (vitamin C), and the carotenoids
react with free radicals, notably peroxyl radicals, and with singlet molecular oxygen (1O2) …

The role of antioxidants in nutrition is an area of increasing interest. Antioxidants are used
(1) to prolong the shelf life and maintain the nutritional quality of lipid-containing foods, and …

This review deals with the permeability transition (PT) of isolated mitochondria, a field
spawned at the very beginning of mitochondrial research by the observation that the …

A wide variety of oxygen free radicals and other reactive oxygen species can be formed in
the human body and in food systems. Transition metal ions accelerate free‐radical damage …

This survey summarizes the findings, accumulated within the last 2 years, concerning
melatonin's role in defending against toxic free radicals. Free radicals are chemical …

The term antioxidant is widely used but rarely defined. One suggested definition is that an
antioxidant is'a substance that, when present at low concentrations compared with those of …

During the past few years, considerable progress has been made in understanding how
plants protect themselves against oxidative stress. Genes encoding plant antioxidant …

Reactive oxygen species (ROS: superoxide radical, O2−; hydrogen peroxide, H2O2;
hydroxyl radical, OH), which arise from the univalent reduction of dioxygen are formed in …