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Chemistry of Oxidation
Oxidative damage of DNA results in degradation of the bases, breaking of the DNA strands by oxidation of the sugar linkages, or cross-linking of DNA to ...
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Chemistry of Oxidation
Superoxide dismutation can be spontaneous or can be catalyzed by the enzyme superoxide dismutase ("SOD"). Superoxide is also important in the production of ...
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Chemistry of Oxidation
The peroxyl radical again is highly reactive, and can react with another organic substrate in a chain reaction. This type of chain reaction is common in the ...
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Biochemical Properties of Astaxanthin
Astaxanthin is a red pigment occurring naturally in a wide variety of living ... The coloration of fish is often due to astaxanthin; the pink flesh of a ...
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Carotenoids
Carotenoids are a class of natural fat-soluble pigments found principally ... Some familiar examples of carotenoid coloration are the oranges of carrots and ...
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Chemistry of Oxidation
Oxidative damage of DNA results in degradation of the bases, breaking of the DNA strands by oxidation of the sugar linkages, or cross-linking of DNA to ...
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Chemistry of Oxidation
The resulting oxidized substrate is again itself a radical, and can react with other molecules in a chain reaction. For example, it could react with ...
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Antioxidants and Cardiovascular Diseases
Humans produce auto-antibodies against oxidized LDL, and the levels of such ... less-dense LDL particles whereas lutein and zeaxanthin are mostly in the ...
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Chemistry of Oxidation
An example of radical damage is that caused by the hydroxyl radical (described in more .... Simply put, the rate at which hydroxyl radicals can damage other ...
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Chemistry of Oxidation
Chemistry of Oxidation Mechanisms of Carotenoid Antioxidant Behavior .... Hydrogen peroxide is important in biological systems because it can pass readily ...