African Journal of Food Science and Technology

Dadkhah Tiwari

Department of Science, Lorestan University, Khorram Abad, Lorestan, Iran

Publications

• Mini Review   
  Free radical fighters: How antioxidants protect your body from harmful toxins.
  Author(s): Dadkhah Tiwari*
  
  Free radicals reactive oxygen species and reactive nitrogen species are generated by our body by various endogenous systems, exposure to different physiochemical conditions or pathological states. A balance between free radicals and antioxidants is necessary for proper physiological function. If free radicals overwhelm the body's ability to regulate them, a condition known as oxidative stress ensues. Free radicals thus adversely alter lipids, proteins, and DNA and trigger a number of human diseases. Hence application of external source of antioxidants can assist in coping this oxidative stress... View More»
  DOI: http:/dx.doi.org/10.14303//ajfst.2023.011

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