Antioxidant Protection from UV- and Light-Stress Related to Carotenoid Structures

This review summarizes studies of protection against singlet oxygen and radical damage by carotenoids. The main focus is on how substitutions of the carotenoid molecules determine high antioxidant activities such as singlet oxygen quenching and radical scavenging. Applied assays were carried out eit...

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Main Author: Gerhard Sandmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-07-01
Series:Antioxidants
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/8/7/219