Karl Seff
| In all plants and animals the chemical reactions of life are a little tricky. Dangerous mistakes happen at a steady rate, and the very reactive molecules that are produced, mostly free radicals, need to be pacified as quickly as possible before they do serious damage. The best defenses that nature has managed to muster are the antioxidants, in place in each living cell, ready to react. Among the antioxidants that will be discussed are vitamins C and E, the carotenoids, including lutein and lycopene, and the polyphenols and flavonoids. | ||
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Karl Seff earned
his Ph.D. from
M.I.T. and has been
a professor of
chemistry at U.H.,
Manoa for 41 years.
He has authored
more than 245 scientific
papers that
have appeared in
leading chemistry
journals. He has
been on the Board
of Directors of the
VSH since 1992.
Filming and editing by Dr William Harris M.D. on March 10, 2007 at McCoy Pavilion, Ala Moana Beach Park, Honolulu, Hawaii
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