Reactive oxygen species are regarded as merely pernicious. This is incorrect for they play a
pivotal role in many physiologic reactions, such as cytochrome P450-mediated oxidations, …

Quercetin, a member of the flavonoids family, is one of the most prominent dietary antioxidants.
It is ubiquitously present in foods including vegetables, fruit, tea and wine as well as …

Flavonoids, a group of naturally occurring antioxidants and iron chelators, might be used as
cardioprotective agents in doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity, which is believed to be …

COPD is an obstructive airway disorder characterized by a slowly progressive and irreversible
decrease in FEV1 (1, 2, 7). FEV1 decreases are caused by a narrowing of airway lumen …

1. Lipoic acid is an example of an existing drug whose therapeutic effect has been related to
its antioxidant activity. 2. 2. Antioxidant activity is a relative concept: it depends on the kind …

The TEAC (Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity) assay is based on scavenging of 2,2′-azinobis-(3-
ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonate) radical anions (ABTS − ). In this report we …

An imbalance between oxidative stress and antioxidative capacity is thought to play an
important role in the development and progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (…

Flavonoids are a group of naturally occurring antioxidants, which over the past years have
gained tremendous interest because of their possible therapeutic applicability. The …

Flavonoids are potent antioxidants. It is also known that flavonoids bind to proteins. The
effect of the interaction between tea flavonoids and proteins on the antioxidant capacity was …

Flavonoids are a group of naturally occurring compounds used, eg, in the treatment of vascular
endothelial damage. They are known to be excellent scavengers of oxygen free radicals. …