Zoology - Digestion and Absorption Question with Solution | TestHub

Three vitamins $\mathrm{C},\mathrm{E}$ and $\beta$-carotene (provitamin) are called antioxidant vitamin. Because they inactivate oxygen free radicals. Free radicals are highly reactive particles that carry an unpaired electron $\left[e^{-}\right]$, they damage cell membranes, DNA, other cellular structures and contribute to formation of artery narrowings and atherosclerosis.