Natural Antioxidants 2.0: Extraction, Optimization, Characterization, and Their Biological Activity
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Bioactives and Nutraceuticals".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 August 2024 | Viewed by 1069
Special Issue Editors
Interests: isolation and purification of plant-derived functional components; the molecular mechanisms of anti-aging; study on functional lipids and flavor substances of oil crops
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Interests: essential oil; natural products; bioactive compounds
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Natural antioxidants, especially polyphenols and polysaccharides, exhibit a wide range of biological effects, including anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antiaging, antiatherosclerosis, and anticancer properties. Their health benefits are mainly attributed to the antioxidative capacity of quenching free radical species in vitro or triggering the redox-sensitive signaling pathway to alleviate oxidative stress in vivo. In recent years, the exploitation of more efficient, safer, and sustainable extraction techniques for natural antioxidants from fruits, vegetables, herbs, and agro-industrial by-products has attracted particular interest.
The present Special Issue, "Natural Antioxidants 2.0: Extraction, Optimization, Characterization, and Their Biological Activity", aims to collect and publish original research papers and reviews covering recent advances of extraction and separation procedures, including the optimization of conventional extraction, ultrasound-assisted extraction, microwave-assisted extraction, enzymatic-assisted extraction, subcritical water extraction, pressurized liquid extraction, deep eutectic solvent extraction, or aqueous two-phase system separation. Innovative processing strategies to recover natural antioxidants with improved nutritional and biological activities are particularly welcome. Prior to the bioactivities’ evaluation of plant extracts with complex mixtures of natural compounds, quantitative and qualitative analyses are encouraged using analytical methodologies, such as HPLC, HPLC–MS, GC-MS, and NMR. In addition, we cordially invite authors to submit their findings regarding the structure–activity relationship investigation and the elucidation of the mechanisms of action of natural antioxidants.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Green and novel techniques for the extraction and purification processes of natural antioxidants;
- Chemical profiling and biological activities screening of natural antioxidants;
- Investigating the structure–activity relationship of natural antioxidants;
- Exploring mechanisms of action of natural antioxidants.
Dr. Shiling Feng
Dr. Lijun Zhou
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- natural antioxidants
- extraction and purification
- deep eutectic solvents
- aqueous two-phase system
- polyphenols
- bioactive polysaccharides
- free radical scavenging
- stress resistance
- anti-aging effect
