When you have psoriasis, it makes therefore good sense to include antioxidant rich foods in your diet every day to counter enzymes such
as xanthine oxidase.
Not exact matches
Chemical analysis showed that the meteorite contains
xanthine and uracil, substances called nucleobases that are necessary for RNA and DNA to form their base pairs
as part of their replication process.
In fact, oxidative stress is so harmful to the body that many experts think of it
as a key factor in the aging process itself.1 Caffeine and its catabolic products, theobromine and
xanthine, are all capable antioxidants which are extremely useful to the body in fighting oxidative stress.2
Molybdenum serves
as a cofactor for four critical enzymes: Sulfite oxidase,
Xanthine oxidase, Aldehyde oxidase, and Mitochondrial amidoxime reducing component (mARC).
Evidence of oxidative stress was found in the mucosa of the small intestine of drug - treated rats,
as indicated by significantly increased activity of
xanthine oxidase (P < 0.001) and myeloperoxidase (P < 0.001), with corresponding decreases in the levels of several free radical scavenging enzymes and alpha - tocopherol (P < 0.001 in all cases).
Chocolate Chocolate contains theobromine, a
xanthine compound which is in the same family
as caffeine and theophylline - and is toxic to dogs and cats.
Methyl
xanthine, which is found in dark chocolate and Baker's chocolate, is toxic to dogs and causes symptoms such
as vomiting, diarrhea, hyperactivity, an abnormal heart rhythm, seizures, and possible fatality.