OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 23610

antioxidant

/ˌæntiˈɒksɪdənt/
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antioxidante
Acting or having agents that act against oxidation.
In Philasterides dicentrarchi, a scuticociliate pathogen of turbot, resveratrol causes oxidative stress, inhibition of antioxidant enzymes and morphological alterations in the mito…
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📚 noun • entry_id 23609

antioxidant

/ˌæntiˈɒksɪdənt/
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antioxidante
Any substance that slows or prevents the oxidation of another chemical.
antioxidante
One of a group of vitamins that act against the effects of free radicals.
Although BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole) and BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) are avoided by some consumers because several studies have suggested they may be toxic or carcinogenic (t…
The postulated mechanism for the reaction of coumarin 4 as an antioxidant, as indicated in Fig 3, relies on the mercapto hydrogen atom (bold), which is under the influence of reson…
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