“…Meanwhile, ROS may lead to a series of diseases, such as diabetes, hypertension, cancer and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (Finkel et al , 2000; Memarpoor-Yazdi et al , 2012 ). Recently, more and more researchers had focused on extraction of novel, safe and natural antioxidants, for instance, carotenoids and vitamin A ( Choudhry et al , 2016 ; Korekar et al , 2014; Maadane et al , 2015 ; Páramo et al , 2012). Such antioxidants are mainly obtained from vegetables, fruits, foods ( Geetha et al , 2002 ; Podsedk, 2007 ), and are regarded as the second antioxidant defense line in living organisms ( Yigit et al , 2014 ).…”