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Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

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ISSN (Print): 1389-2010
ISSN (Online): 1873-4316

Review Article

Fruit as Potent Natural Antioxidants and Their Biological Effects

Author(s): Neuza F. Gomes-Rochette, Mirele Da Silveira Vasconcelos, Seyed M. Nabavi, Erika F. Mota, Diana C.S. Nunes-Pinheiro, Maria Daglia and Dirce F. De Melo

Volume 17, Issue 11, 2016

Page: [986 - 993] Pages: 8

DOI: 10.2174/1389201017666160425115401

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Abstract

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.

Keywords: Biological properties, free radicals, oxidative stress, phenolic compounds.

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