Each form has unique roles in cells including antioxidant actions Product Note Exposure to heat or sunlight may lead to meltingdamage of product. Hence customers are expected to be available during the product delivery Supporting healthy heart functioning and enhancing energy production Label images may vary During the summer months products may arrive warm but Amazon stores and ships products in accordance with manufacturers recommendations, when provided.. Within the cell, antioxidants work as a team to keep free radicals from damaging cell structures.
In order to neutralize a free radical, an antioxidant such as vitamin C must give up an electron, which means it becomes oxidized. Before it can function as an antioxidant once again, it must be regenerated back to its "reduced" form by gaining an electron to replace the donated electron. For this, it needs the help of other antioxidants.
Vitamin C, vitamin E, and glutathione are key antioxidants that can be generated by cycling between their oxidized and reduced forms. This is necessary to maintain the balance between oxidation and its reverse--the neutralization of free radicals by antioxidants.