Antioxidant Properties of Bioactive Compounds from Plants
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Natural Products Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026 | Viewed by 21
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Interests: synthesis and biological studies on anti-inflammatory and antioxidant agents, on inhibitors of enzymes implicated in the inflammation and in the coagulation process in general; correlation of inflammation with cancer; neurodegeneration; antioxidant activity; theoretical and experimental calculation of physicochemical parameters implicated in biological response; use of computational chemistry in drug design as well as bioactive compounds of natural origin, e.g., essential oils
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Interests: drug design; anti-inflammatory; lipoxygenase inhibitors; cinnamic acids; coumarins
Interests: phytochemistry; natural products; nutraceuticals; antioxidant activity
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Dear Colleagues,
Plant materials, such as vegetables, fruits, leaves, oilseeds, cereal crops, barks and roots, spices, and herbs, as well as crude plant drugs, are potential sources of antioxidant compounds like flavonoids, phenolic acids, stilbenes, tannins, lignans, and lignin, which are contained within leaves, flowering tissues, and woody parts such as stems and barks. All these compounds are known to neutralize free radicals, reduce oxidative stress, and support the body's own antioxidant defense system. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and other free radicals can cause oxidative stress, leading to cellular damage and various chronic diseases like cancer, cardiovascular disease, and neurodegenerative disease.
Research findings support that geographical location and season are factors that can influence the chemical composition of a plant. Also, different plants have different classes of chemical antioxidants as well as different amounts of antioxidant compounds.
Several in vitro protocols have been used to provide a comprehensive assessment of plant extracts, including the DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) assay, the FRAP (ferric reducing antioxidant power) assay, the ORAC (oxygen radical absorbance capacity) assay, and the ABTS (2,2′-azino-bis-3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) assay.
Several factors influence the antioxidant activity of a plant extract, such as the extraction procedure, the solvent, and plant-specific factors.
We look forward to your submissions.
Prof. Dr. Dimitra Hadjipavlou-Litina
Guest Editor
Dr. Ioannis Fotopoulos
Dr. Olga Tsiftsoglou
Guest Editor Assistants
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Keywords
- reactive oxidant species
- antioxidant protocols
- antioxidant compounds
- factors of influence
- diseases
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