Queen's chemist sheds light on health benefits of garlic
Sunday, February 1, 2009 - 16:35
in Biology & Nature
A Queen's-led team has discovered the reason why garlic is so good for us. Researchers have widely believed that the organic compound, allicin - which gives garlic its aroma and flavour - acts as the world's most powerful antioxidant. But until now it hasn't been clear how allicin works, or how it stacks up compared to more common antioxidants such as Vitamin E and coenzyme Q10, which stop the damaging effects of radicals...