Antioxidant: Difference between revisions

From The School of Biomedical Sciences Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
m Corrected spelling error of compound.
Nnjm2 (talk | contribs)
Added links.
 
Line 1: Line 1:
&nbsp;An Antioxidant is a compound which prevents oxidation of another compound by donating electrons to an oxidising species such as a free radical.<ref>Arnarson L, Antioxidants Explained in Human Terms. Healthline [Internet] 15th June 2017. Accessed 19th October 2017. Avaliable at https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/antioxidants-explained#section1</ref>  
An antioxidant is a [[compounds|compound]] which prevents [[Oxidation|oxidation]] of another compound by donating [[Electron|electrons]] to an oxidising species such as a [[free radical|free radical]]&nbsp;<ref>Arnarson L, Antioxidants Explained in Human Terms. Healthline [Internet] 15th June 2017. Accessed 19th October 2017. Avaliable at https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/antioxidants-explained#section1</ref>.<br>  


<br>
=== References ===
 
References:


<references />
<references />

Latest revision as of 19:04, 19 October 2017

An antioxidant is a compound which prevents oxidation of another compound by donating electrons to an oxidising species such as a free radical [1].

References

  1. Arnarson L, Antioxidants Explained in Human Terms. Healthline [Internet] 15th June 2017. Accessed 19th October 2017. Avaliable at https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/antioxidants-explained#section1