Table 2.

Antioxidant defences and antioxidants available in the HEART diet.

Indogenous Antioxidants	Exogenous Antioxidants from HEART Diet
Enzymes	Vitamins
Superoxide dismutase (SOD)	Vitamin C, ascorbic acid, ascorbate
Glutathion peroxidase (GPS)	Vitaminss, E, tocopherol, tocotrienol
Glutathion reductase	Vitamin A, vitamin D
Glutathion-S-transferase	Polyphenolics and favonoids
Paraoxanase	Quercitin, resveratrol
Thioredoxin reductase	Catechins; Flavonols, Flavanols
Heme- oxygenase	Curcumin
Aldehyde dehydrogenase	Anthrocyanins
8-Oxyguanine glycoselase	Phenolic acid
Catalase (Iron dependent)	Isoflavons/Genestein
Non-enzyme antioxidant	Carotinoids
Bilirubin	Alpha-carotine, beta-carotine
Coenzyme Q10	Zeaxanthin
L-carnitine	Lutein
Alpha-lipoic acid	Lycopine
Melatonin	Beta-cryptixanthin
Uric acid, cholesterol	Minerals
Metal binding proteins	Magnesium
Metallothioneine	Selinium, cromium
Lactoferrin	Zinc, copper
Transferrin	Fiber in the diet; oligosaccharides, polysaccharides
Ferritin	Fatty acids; Omega-3 and Monounsaturated
Ceruloplasmin (Cu dependent)	Amino acids; L-theanine, arginine, L-tryptophan