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Antioxidant Activity of Redox Dyes

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FURTHER evidence has been obtained to support the hypothesis that certain redox dyes, having partial vitamin E activity, can inhibit the catalytic action of hæmatin in the oxidation of unsaturated fats1.

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MAIER, V., TAPPEL, A. Antioxidant Activity of Redox Dyes. Nature 175, 951–952 (1955). https://doi.org/10.1038/175951b0

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