Antioxidant Activity in Supramolecular Carotenoid Complexes Favored by Nonpolar Environment and Disfavored by Hydrogen Bonding
Carotenoids are well-known antioxidants. They have the ability to quench singlet oxygen and scavenge toxic free radicals preventing or reducing damage to living cells. We have found that carotenoids exhibit scavenging ability towards free radicals that increases nearly exponentially with increasing...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-07-01
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| Series: | Antioxidants |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/9/7/625 |