Abstract

ANTIOXIDANT: AN OVERVIEW

Chirag Mittal*, Anjali Kumari Lochab and Dr. Atul Jain

ABSTRACT

Antioxidants are crucial and important for plants and animals. They protect cell from damaging unstable molecules known as free radicals. Mangoes, meats, poultry and fish, rice, potatoes, grain are the rich sources of antioxidants. This paper presents the types of antioxidants, methods of testing antioxidant activity, mechanism of action of antioxidants, therapeutic implication of antioxidants was also documented. The delivery of antioxidants is carried out with various vesicular lipidic, and or polymeric particulate carriers, including liposomes, solid lipid nanoparticle polymeric nanoparticles, and nano emulsions.

Keywords: Antioxidants, sources of antioxidants, types of antioxidants, Antioxidant activity, Mechanism of action of antioxidants, Drug delivery systems of antioxidants.