1. Fruit as Potent Natural Antioxidants and Their Biological Effects.
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Gomes-Rochette NF, Da Silveira Vasconcelos M, Nabavi SM, Mota EF, Nunes-Pinheiro DC, Daglia M, and De Melo DF
- Subjects
- Animals, Antioxidants chemistry, Antioxidants isolation & purification, Biological Factors chemistry, Biological Factors isolation & purification, Carotenoids chemistry, Carotenoids isolation & purification, Carotenoids pharmacology, Flavonoids chemistry, Flavonoids isolation & purification, Flavonoids pharmacology, Free Radicals antagonists & inhibitors, Free Radicals metabolism, Humans, Oxidative Stress immunology, Phenols chemistry, Phenols isolation & purification, Phenols pharmacology, Reactive Oxygen Species antagonists & inhibitors, Reactive Oxygen Species metabolism, Vitamins chemistry, Vitamins isolation & purification, Vitamins pharmacology, Antioxidants pharmacology, Biological Factors pharmacology, Fruit, Oxidative Stress drug effects
- Abstract
The consumption of fruit has increased in the last 20 years, along with the growing recognition of its nutritional and protective values. Many of the benefits of a diet rich in fruit are attributed to the presence of different bioactive substances, such as vitamins, carotenoids and phenolic compounds. Flavanoids, a class of phenolic compounds, present particular antioxidant activity and thus provide protection against cellular damage caused by reactive oxygen species. Research suggests that an increased intake of plant foods is associated with a reduced incidence of chronic disease. There is currently a great deal of interest in the study of antioxidants, in particular due to the discovery of the damaging effects of free radicals to the body. Thus, this review aims to address the beneficial effects of the antioxidants present in fruits, on the neutralization of reactive species and the reduction of any damage they may cause.
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- 2016
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