title: Natural Antioxidants in Foods and Medicinal Plants: Extraction, Assessment and Resources.
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.
authors.affiliation: Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food, Nutrition and Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China. xudp@mail2.sysu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Dong-Ping
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food, Nutrition and Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China. liya28@mail2.sysu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Ya
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food, Nutrition and Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China. mengx7@mail2.sysu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Xiao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.affiliation: Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food, Nutrition and Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China. zhout43@mail2.sysu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Tong
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food, Nutrition and Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China. zhouyue3@mail2.sysu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Yue
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food, Nutrition and Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China. zhengj37@mail2.sysu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.affiliation: Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food, Nutrition and Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China. zhangjj46@mail2.sysu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Jiao-Jiao
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food, Nutrition and Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China. lihuabin@mail.sysu.edu.cn.|South China Sea Bioresource Exploitation and Utilization Collaborative Innovation Center, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China. lihuabin@mail.sysu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Hua-Bin
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D001681:Biological Assay / Q000379:methods; D001688:Biological Products / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D002338:Carotenoids / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D005502:Food; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction / Q000187:drug effects; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D059808:Polyphenols / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D012997:Solvents
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D001688:Biological Products; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers; D059808:Polyphenols; D012997:Solvents; D002338:Carotenoids
keywords: antioxidant; assessment; extraction; resource