Antioxidant and free radical scavenging activity of iron chelators
Inside the human body, reactive derivatives of oxygen, known as reactive oxygen species (ROS) such as the superoxide radical (O2·−), hydroxyl radical (·−OH) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), are constantly generated. The ROS easily cause oxidative damage to various biomolecules such as proteins, lipids...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-01-01
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| Series: | Toxicology Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214750015000542 |