Effects of anthocyanins on the prevention and treatment of ...
Oct 25, 2016· Antioxidant. Anthocyanins can act on the antioxidant system (Bowen‐Forbes et al., 2010; Li et al., 2015a), where they scavenge free radicals, thereby reducing damage to the genome of normal cells by oxidative stress and the subsequent malignant transformation by gene mutation, thus preventing the occurrence of tumours (Shih et al., 2007; Yi et al., 2010).