Comparative mechanisms and rates of free radical scavenging by carotenoid antioxidants
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- 24 November 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters
- Vol. 418 (1-2) , 91-97
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0014-5793(97)01355-0
Abstract
The comparative mechanisms and relative rates of nitrogen dioxide (NO2 ⋅), thiyl (RS⋅) and sulphonyl (RSO2 ⋅) radical scavenging by the carotenoid antioxidants lycopene, lutein, zeaxanthin, astaxanth...Keywords
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