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  • Biotechnology
  • Medicinal Chemistry

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  • Oxidative stress from free radical imbalance damages biomolecules.
  • Growing demand for natural and synthetic antioxidants in food and supplements.
  • Need for more effective antioxidants to mitigate oxidative damage.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Review recent developments in antioxidant research.
  • Analyze properties and molecular mechanisms of efficient antioxidants.
  • Investigate metal-ligand complex effects on antioxidant activity.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of antioxidant assays (DPPH, FRAP).
  • Comparison of experimental data with computational thermodynamic parameters.
  • Analysis of molecular structure-activity relationships (phenolic acids, flavonoids).

Main Results:

  • Metal complexation, especially with high ion potential metals (Fe(III), Cr(III)), enhances antioxidant capacity.
  • Delocalized electronic charge in complexes improves free radical neutralization.
  • Hydroxyl and methoxy group positions significantly impact phenolic acid and flavonoid antioxidant activity.

Conclusions:

  • Metal-ligand complexes offer a promising strategy for developing potent antioxidants.
  • Understanding molecular mechanisms and electronic structures is key to designing effective antioxidants.
  • Synchrotron techniques are proposed for advanced electronic structure analysis of antioxidants.