Fruit as Potent Natural Antioxidants and Their Biological Effects.
The consumption of fruit has increased in the last 20 years, along with the growing recognition of its nutritional and protective values. Many of the benefits of a diet rich in fruit are attributed to the presence of different bioactive substances, such as vitamins, carotenoids and phenolic compounds. Flavanoids, a class of phenolic compounds, present particular antioxidant activity and thus provide protection against cellular damage caused by reactive oxygen species. Research suggests that an increased intake of plant foods is associated with a reduced incidence of chronic disease. There is currently a great deal of interest in the study of antioxidants, in particular due to the discovery of the damaging effects of free radicals to the body. Thus, this review aims to address the beneficial effects of the antioxidants present in fruits, on the neutralization of reactive species and the reduction of any damage they may cause.
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Gomes-Rochette
Mirele
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Da Silveira Vasconcelos
Seyed M
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Nabavi
Erika F
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Mota
Diana C S
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Nunes-Pinheiro
Maria
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Daglia
Universidade Federal do Ceará, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Av. Mister Hull 2297, Campus do Pici, CEP: 60440-554, Fortaleza, Ceara, Brasil.
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De Melo
D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001685:Biological Factors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002338:Carotenoids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D005609:Free Radicals / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D005638:Fruit; D006801:Humans; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology; D010636:Phenols / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D014815:Vitamins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology
D000975:Antioxidants; D001685:Biological Factors; D005419:Flavonoids; D005609:Free Radicals; D010636:Phenols; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D014815:Vitamins; D002338:Carotenoids