The anti-cancer activity of carotenoids may be, at least in part, attributable to its antioxidant activity insofar
as oxygen radicals are related to the processes leading to human cancer.
Not exact matches
This organic whole that began from an initial high bang and eventuated into the present universe is distinguished by a form of unity and diversity
radical beyond all imagining: infinite differences, and diversity that is marked not by isolation but by shared atoms over millennia
as well
as minute - by - minute exchanges of
oxygen and carbon dioxide between plants and animal.
Cacao exhibited almost eight times the antioxidant capacity
as black tea, reporting an
Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC) value of 95,500.
When potent
oxygen radical scavengers such
as cerium oxide nanoparticles (nanoceria) were combined with a highly charged polymer (polyacrylic acid) and incorporated into extracted chloroplasts using the LEEP process, damage to the chloroplasts from superoxides and other reactive
oxygen species was dramatically reduced.
Eating strawberries also improved other parameters such
as the general plasma lipid profile, antioxidant biomarkers (such
as vitamin C or
oxygen radical absorbance capacity), antihemolytic defences and platelet function.
The surprise to biochemists was that the enzyme, called FtmOx1, produces a highly reactive «helper» known
as a free
radical that assists in putting the
oxygen atoms in the right place.
Thus, chlorination can have important ecological functions related to the activity of microorganisms, such
as dealing with dangerous
oxygen radicals that form during metabolism, or being part of the chemical battle that the microorganisms are engaged in, in the competition for resources in the ground.
Free
radicals, otherwise known
as reactive
oxygen species, are a byproduct of metabolism.
The Einstein team suspected that cysteine was helping to kill TB bacteria by acting
as a «reducing agent» that triggers the production of reactive
oxygen species (sometimes called free
radicals), which can damage DNA.
The hydroxyl
radical consisting of one hydrogen and one
oxygen atom, is one of the most common free
radicals in the air and is therefore often referred
as the detergent of the atmosphere.
Physiologist Dino Giussani and colleagues at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom theorized that hypoxia promotes harm in the womb primarily through stress caused when the low level of
oxygen creates an overload of highly reactive molecules known
as free
radicals.
Those
radicals will interact with
oxygen in water, present
as moisture in the fabric.
During the normal processes of metabolism the body generates what are called «reactive
oxygen species» which are commonly referred to
as «free
radicals».
The first amazing benefit of matcha is that just 1 cup provides at least three times
as many antioxidants
as regular green tea — the highest rated by the ORAC (
oxygen radical absorbance capacity) method.
Antioxidants are vital to our bodies since they help to prevent cell damage and protect against disease by mopping up destructive, unstable
oxygen molecules known
as free
radicals.
Use of iron chelators in preventing hydroxyl
radical damage: Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome
as an experimental model for the pathophysiology and treatment of
oxygen -
radical - mediated tissue damage.
However, the latter is preferred because it is a cleaner, healthier fuel,
as it releases far fewer reactive
oxygen species (ROS) and secondary free
radicals.
Many people believe that free
radicals, the sometimes - toxic molecules produced by our bodies
as we process
oxygen, are the culprit behind aging.
Reactive
Oxygen Species (ROS) and Reactive Nitrogen Species (RNS) are known
as «free
radicals» and have been shown to cause damage and death to the cells they come in contact with.
By reducing the quantity of free
oxygen radicals caused by inflammation, it is possible to reduce the hyper proliferation state of the skin
as is experienced in psoriasis.
Thus, creatine has been shown to act
as an antioxidant which reduces cell damage caused by
oxygen radicals.
Acai has twice
as much
oxygen radical absorbance capacity, or ORAC value,
as blueberries, and this product takes advantage of the powerful nutritional value of the Acai berry.
Research suggests that Vitamin C is a highly effective antioxidant and that small amounts can protect essential molecules in the body from free
radical damage and reactive
oxygen species generated during normal metabolism,
as well
as through exposure to toxins and pollutants.
It boosts the immune system, protects vision, stops the build - up of oxidised fats, and helps to convert carbohydrates into energy and most crucially reduces the damage done to important cell components caused by reactive
oxygen molecules such
as free
radicals and peroxides7.
They are called «poly», because they contain many double bonds which tend to react with
oxygen when heated and form harmful compounds such
as free
radicals.
Various hypotheses have been put forward to explain the molecular reasons for aging, a prominent role among them being played by the free
radical theory of aging.3, 4 Free
radical components (reactive
oxygen species or ROS) or lipid peroxide (LPO) is involved in the pathogenesis and progression of accelerated skin aging and chronic skin conditions such
as acne vulgaris.
While there are many types of free
radicals that can be formed, the most common in aerobic (
oxygen breathing) organisms are oxygen free radicals, often referred to as Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS), which include superoxides, hydroxyl anions, hydrogen peroxide and singlet oxygen.&
oxygen breathing) organisms are
oxygen free radicals, often referred to as Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS), which include superoxides, hydroxyl anions, hydrogen peroxide and singlet oxygen.&
oxygen free
radicals, often referred to
as Reactive
Oxygen Species (ROS), which include superoxides, hydroxyl anions, hydrogen peroxide and singlet oxygen.&
Oxygen Species (ROS), which include superoxides, hydroxyl anions, hydrogen peroxide and singlet
oxygen.&
oxygen.»
In the late 1980s, scientists realized that alpha - lipoic acid, a compound initially classified
as a vitamin when it was discovered three decades earlier, possessed potent antioxidant properties that could prevent healthy cells from getting damaged by unstable
oxygen molecules called free
radicals.
A sweet potato with skin has more
oxygen radical absorbance that an orange, which means that this food acts
as a powerful antioxidant.
I know that there exists a good index of the total antioxidant power of fruit and vegetables, measured
as the ORAC (
oxygen radical absorption capacity) of a food.
Cadmium interacts with cells of the immune system (neutrophils and macrophages) and promotes the release of free
radicals such
as reactive
oxygen species.
If you decide to use a synthetic form of iodine it shouldn't be iodine but iodide (a stable form of iodine)
as our thyroid has to convert iodine into iodide and
as a result some harmful
oxygen radicals will be produced.
In your body become ROS (Reactive
Oxygen Species often known
as Free
Radicals).
In the process of energy production, single electrons escape from the «factory line» and react with
oxygen molecules to form free
radicals such
as peroxide and superoxide.
But the process of producing ATP creates a huge burst of damaging free
radicals known
as reactive
oxygen species (ROS), which are the chief cause of mitochondria destruction.
It is a cofactor in several oxidative enzymes vital to the function of hematopoietic, vascular and skeletal tissues,
as well
as the structure and function of the nervous system, including superoxide dismutase (
oxygen radical scavenger), cytochrome - c oxidase (mitochondrial respiration), lysyl oxidase (collagen and elastin synthesis) and ceruloplasmin ferroxidase / haephestin (iron metabolism).
When they're exposed to heat and
oxygen,
as in processing or cooking, they create free
radicals.
Many types of free
radicals exist, but
oxygen - derived
radicals, known
as reactive
oxygen species (ROS), are the most concerning.
Excessive oxidation (from free
radicals, for example) changes the iron to the ferric form, which will not function
as an
oxygen carrier.
As an antioxidant, EGCG mops up free
radicals and reactive
oxygen species produced from lipid peroxidation.
As cells undergo high free radical attack, other free radicals as well as non-radical but reactive oxygen derivatives may for
As cells undergo high free
radical attack, other free
radicals as well as non-radical but reactive oxygen derivatives may for
as well
as non-radical but reactive oxygen derivatives may for
as non-
radical but reactive
oxygen derivatives may form.
Generation of reactive
oxygen species, or free
radicals such
as superoxide and hydrogen peroxide, is a normal byproduct of metabolism, but can damage cellular machinery when excessive and impair the production of cellular energy, which becomes a vicious cycle
as energy - intensive repair processes become untenable (25, 26).
They tend to develop harmful free
radicals when subjected to heat and
oxygen,
as in cooking or processing.
If balls out training increases the production of damaging
oxygen radicals than it makes perfect sense to limit oxidation
as much
as possible, right?
Ginger extract effectively suppresses inflammation of the liver tissue and provids protection against cancer by promoting a free
radical scavenger system known
as ROS (reactive
oxygen species).
Wild Blueberries emerged
as the leader in total antioxidant capacity (TAC) per serving using a laboratory research procedure called
Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity or ORAC.
Just basic daily activities such
as digestion, and movement such
as walking or exercise is enough to produce
oxygen free
radicals.
In that video,
as Dr. Greger explains with signature clarity, the role of superoxide dismutase — our body's primary defense against mitochondrial damage — is to «defuse»
oxygen radicals inside the cellular mitochondria.
Free
radicals are natural by - products of
oxygen metabolism that may contribute to the development of chronic diseases such
as cancer and heart disease.
A number of environmental factors — such
as pollution, cigarette smoke and radiation — can turn the
oxygen molecules found in mitochondria, the power plants of cells, into free
radicals.