Sentence examples for be a weak antioxidant from inspiring English sources
Importantly, the depression in ROS generation is not a direct action of NAC, which we showed previously to be a weak antioxidant in its own right [ 16].
3) Vitamin C may be a weak antioxidant in vivo, and its antioxidant effect may be more effective when given together with other antioxidant vitamins, as typically occurs in the diet (Willett and Stampfer 2001), rather than when taken by itself alone.
It has been demonstrated that BH4 is a weak antioxidant and that this may partially mediate its ability to restore endothelial function (Vasquez-Vivar et al. 2002).
This agent has also been reported to be a weak free radical scavenger and to have nonspecific antioxidant effects [ 12].
EPA might attenuate the loss of muscle strength through a variety of actions: EPA has been shown to act as a weak antioxidant [ 3], to inhibit proteasomes [ 4, 5], to inhibit caspase activation [ 6] and to reduce inflammation [ 7].
The pancreatic β-cell is particularly susceptible to oxidative stress because of a weak antioxidant defense (3).
On the other hand, the DCM extract of U. botryoides contained the highest total flavonoid content, whereas it displayed a weak antioxidant activity suggesting that the flavonoids present might possess other activities rather than being antioxidant.
However, CTE showed weak scavenging activity on hydroxyl radical and a weak antioxidant iron chelator.
