title: Antioxidants in fruits and vegetables: a study of cellular availability and direct effects on human DNA.
abstract: The effects of several types of whole fruits and vegetables on human lymphocytic DNA were investigated by using two versions of the comet assay. The total antioxidative capacity, as the FRAP value, and ascorbic acid (AA) content were also measured to explore the relationship between the effect and antioxidant content.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Technology & Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong. ytszeto@ipm.edu.mo
authors.forename: Yim Tong
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Szeto
authors.forename: Wing Kwan
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Iris F F
authors.initials: IF
authors.lastname: Benzie
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000032:analysis / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000032:analysis; D020552:Comet Assay; D004247:DNA / Q000187:drug effects; D004249:DNA Damage / Q000187:drug effects*; D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014675:Vegetables / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D004247:DNA; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D001205:Ascorbic Acid