title: The carotenoids as anti-oxidants--a review.
abstract: Carotenoids are abundant in many fruits and vegetables and they play diverse roles in photobiology, photochemistry and medicine. This review concerns the reactivity of carotenoids with singlet oxygen and the interaction of carotenoids with a range of free radicals. Mechanisms associated with the anti- and pro-oxidant behaviour of carotenoids are discussed including carotenoid interactions with other anti-oxidants.
authors.affiliation: Chemistry Department, Keele University, Staffs, UK.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Edge
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: McGarvey
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Truscott
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D002338:Carotenoids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D005609:Free Radicals; D006801:Humans; D015394:Molecular Structure; D016877:Oxidants; D010100:Oxygen; D026082:Singlet Oxygen
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D005609:Free Radicals; D016877:Oxidants; D026082:Singlet Oxygen; D002338:Carotenoids; D010100:Oxygen