Hydroxyl Radical and Its Scavengers in Health and Disease

It is generally believed that diseases caused by oxidative stress should be treated with antioxidants. However, clinical trials with such antioxidants as ascorbic acid and vitamin E, failed to produce the expected beneficial results. On the other hand, important biomolecules can be modified by the i...

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Main Author: Boguslaw Lipinski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/809696