Role of Microbes as Natural Antioxidants of Pharmaceutical Importance

Abstract

Antioxidants are of significant importance to offer protection against various deteriorating ailments similar to malignancy, diabetes mellitus (DM), inflammatory diseases, neurodegenerative disorders, and aging. There are several therapeutic floras that have been testified to have resilient antioxidant action alongside with free radical scavenging activity. The part of antioxidants is to hunt the free radicals intricate in an extensive array of lethal oxidative reactions, as well as to inhibit pro-oxidant enzymes that catalyze them and also to complex dynamic metal ions able to yield oversensitive oxygen species, most of them free radicals, that initiate oxidative process. A great variety of antioxidant phytochemicals are widely distributed in grains, fruits, vegetables, and herbs. Their consistent intake lessens the danger of chronic illnesses connected with oxidative damage. Polyphenols are considered to be the utmost active antioxidants; they can also strengthen the action of added antioxidants. Besides plants, various microbes, including algae, 20mushrooms, bacteria, and molds also have potent antioxidant action. Some of the microbes belong to the probiotic group that has likely to defend the body from hazardous free radicals. Thus, the above-mentioned section would focus on the usage of various microbial sources as natural antioxidants and their prospective to be used as pharmaceuticals, thereby preventing many diseases.