Antioxidants are molecules that inhibit the oxidation of cellular constituents by neutralising reactive oxygen and nitrogen species or by interrupting radical chain reactions, thereby protecting lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids from oxidative damage. They are classified into enzymatic defences such as superoxide …
Antioxidants are molecules that inhibit the oxidation of cellular constituents by neutralising reactive oxygen and nitrogen species or by interrupting radical chain reactions, thereby protecting lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids from oxidative damage. They are classified into enzymatic defences such as superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione peroxidase, and non-enzymatic compounds including vitamins C and E, carotenoids, glutathione, and a wide range of dietary polyphenols, flavonoids, and other phytochemicals. Antioxidants act by radical scavenging, hydrogen-atom or electron donation, metal chelation, and regeneration of other antioxidants, and their net protective effect depends on the balance between reactive-species generation and antioxidant capacity. Because oxidative stress is implicated in ageing and in cardiovascular, metabolic, and degenerative disease, the measurement of total antioxidant status and the evaluation of natural and synthetic antioxidants are active areas of research. Research published in this area by the journal focuses strongly on these questions, including the Antioxidant Activity of plant and cashew-apple extracts, antioxidant micronutrients in metabolic syndrome, comparison of analytical methods for total antioxidant status, the total antioxidant capacity of foods and juices, oxidative telomere attrition and nutritional antioxidants in biological ageing, antioxidative effects on hepatocytes after peroxide-induced stress, and the antioxidant and hepatoprotective activities of tea polysaccharides. These contributions span analytical methodology, phytochemistry, nutrition, and oxidative-stress biology.
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