Current Research on Plants as Natural Antioxidants

Dear Colleagues,

Natural product antioxidants are widely distributed in nature, especially in plants, vegetables, and fruits. Studies have shown that natural products such as plant-active selenium, flavonoids, polyphenols, saponins, and vitamins can effectively scavenge free radicals to protect human health. Finding new antioxidants from natural products that scavenge free radicals in the body has become an inevitable trend in the development of modern medicine and healthcare industries.

This Special Issue aims to study, at a molecular level, the mechanisms of action derived from plants’ bioactive natural compounds to provide a reference for the research and development of the antioxidant activity of natural products. Please note, the exact active ingredient of natural origin extract must be reported in the manuscript, since papers describing the effects of mixed extraction from natural origin are not in the scope of the journal.

Dr. Viviana Maresca
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. International Journal of Molecular Sciences is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. There is an Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal. For details about the APC please see here. Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• plant-derived antioxidant
• natural products
• polyphenols
• oxidative stress