Journal
MOLECULAR BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 37, Issue 1, Pages 62-65Publisher
HUMANA PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1007/s12033-007-0045-x
Keywords
vitamin C; ascorbic acid; free radicals; antioxidants; lead detoxification; metallo enzymes; biosystem; oxidative damage
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Free radicals are reactive species that are responsible for damaging normal cells and creating diseases in humans. Antioxidants from natural resources or as supplements can scavenge these radicals. A MedLine search indicates that vitamin C is the most investigated antioxidant responsible for the elimination of free radicals. Its chelating property for the removal of neurotoxic lead, which creates oxidative stress in the human biosystem, was investigated and results indicate its great potential as a lead-detoxifying agent.
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