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Authors
Affiliations
1 Department of Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics,
Avinashilingam University for Women, Coimbatore 641043, IN
Source
The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, Vol 46, No 12 (2009), Pagination: 485-490
Abstract
Oxygen is essential for survival. However, its univalent reduction generates Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) which are harmful to living cells and highly associated with wide range of pathogenesis such as diabetes, liver damage, inflammation, aging, neurological disorders and cancer. Antioxidants are compounds that protect cells against the damaging effects of ROS, which results in oxidative stress leading to cellular damage.
