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Review
. 2017 Jan 5;18(1):96.
doi: 10.3390/ijms18010096.

Natural Antioxidants in Foods and Medicinal Plants: Extraction, Assessment and Resources

Dong-Ping Xu  1 , Ya Li  2 , Xiao Meng  3 , Tong Zhou  4 , Yue Zhou  5 , Jie Zheng  6 , Jiao-Jiao Zhang  7 , Hua-Bin Li  8   9
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Review

Natural Antioxidants in Foods and Medicinal Plants: Extraction, Assessment and Resources

Dong-Ping Xu et al. Int J Mol Sci. .

Abstract

Natural antioxidants are widely distributed in food and medicinal plants. These natural antioxidants, especially polyphenols and carotenoids, exhibit a wide range of biological effects, including anti-inflammatory, anti-aging, anti-atherosclerosis and anticancer. The effective extraction and proper assessment of antioxidants from food and medicinal plants are crucial to explore the potential antioxidant sources and promote the application in functional foods, pharmaceuticals and food additives. The present paper provides comprehensive information on the green extraction technologies of natural antioxidants, assessment of antioxidant activity at chemical and cellular based levels and their main resources from food and medicinal plants.

Keywords: antioxidant; assessment; extraction; resource.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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