Antioxidants And Cardiovascular Disease
Contributors: Pawan K. Singal (Editor)
Publisher: Alpha Science International, Ltd
Published: May 1, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 295
ISBN-13: 9788173195143
Subjects: Biochemistry; Cardiovascular medicine; Pharmacology; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Cardiology; Antioxidants; Cardiovascular system; Diseases; Nutritional aspects; Prevention; Therapeutic use
First sentence: Free Radicals and Antioxidants: Partially reduced forms of oxygen including superoxide anion, hydroxyl radical, nitric oxide and hydrogen peroxide and other radical based reactive species such as hypochlorous acid can cause structural alterations of DNA, membrane lipid peroxidation, modifications to the enzyme structure, depolymerization of polysaccharides and finally impose an extensive damage to cause cell dysfunction and death (Halliwell, 1996).