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Management of Anemia of Inflammation in the Elderly
Table 2
Categories of antioxidants.
| (1) Endogenous antioxidants | (a) Enzymatic | (b) Nonenzymatic |
| (2) Exogenous antioxidants | (a) From natural sources (i.e., secondary products of plants which are functioning as antioxidants): | (i) Chlorophyll derivatives | (ii) Essential oils | (iii) Carotenoids | (iv) Alkaloids | (v) Phytosterols | (vi) Phenols: coumarins, flavonoids | (vii) Polyphenols: tannins, proanthocyanidins | (viii) Nitrogen-containing compounds: alkaloids, indoles | (b) Dietary antioxidants |
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