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Boehm, F, Edge, R and Truscott, TG (2020) Anti- and pro-oxidative mechanisms comparing the macular carotenoids zeaxanthin and lutein with other dietary carotenoids - a singlet oxygen, free-radical in vitro and ex vivo study. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences, 19 (8). pp. 1001-1008. ISSN 1474-905X
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Abstract
The interactions of dietary carotenoids, and particularly the xanthophylls in the macula, with singlet oxygen and three different oxy-radicals, (hydroxyl radical, nitrogen dioxide and the superoxide radical anion) are compared using pulsed laser and γ-techniques. The results give possible molecular mechanisms for the switch from anti-oxidant (protection) by carotenoids to pro-oxidant (damage) by carotenoids. The participation of oxygen in radical mechanisms in the presence of different carotenoids is compared for the different radicals. It is shown that the mechanistic role of oxygen differs very significantly for anti-/pro-oxidation by hydroxyl radicals when compared to nitrogen dioxide. Lutein was found to be an extremely good cell protector against hydroxyl radicals at all oxygen concentrations, including under physiological conditions.
Item Type: | Article |
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Additional Information: | The final version of this article along with all relevant information linked to it regarding copyrights can be found at; https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2020/PP/D0PP00120A#!divAbstract |
Subjects: | Q Science > Q Science (General) Q Science > QD Chemistry Q Science > QR Microbiology |
Divisions: | Faculty of Natural Sciences > School of Chemical and Physical Sciences |
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Depositing User: | Symplectic |
Date Deposited: | 17 Jul 2020 13:47 |
Last Modified: | 04 Jun 2021 14:43 |
URI: | https://eprints.keele.ac.uk/id/eprint/8380 |