title: Some radical queries.
abstract: A little over 500 years ago, Vasco da Gama arrived on the west coast of India after the first direct sea voyage from Portugal with the intention of developing trade in spices, particularly in black pepper. Portugese took the merchandise, and much more; they ended up colonizing Goa. In 1999 delegates from all over the world came to this fabulous Goa for a symposium on antioxidants, some of which are natural products found in spices. Some views and queries on the interaction of antioxidants and radicals are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560-12, India. trs@biochem.iisc.ernet.in
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ramasarma
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D005609:Free Radicals / Q000378:metabolism; D010636:Phenols / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D010944:Plants / Q000737:chemistry; D017365:Spices; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D005609:Free Radicals; D010636:Phenols; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase