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Antioxidants and Oxidative Damage to DNA

Antioxidants are molecules that protect cells from oxidative damage to DNA and other biomolecules caused by reactive oxygen species and other free radicals. Free radicals are highly reactive species generated during normal metabolism and through exposure to pollution, radiation, and certain dietary and lifestyle fac…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 11 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 80× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2471-2140 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Antioxidants are molecules that protect cells from oxidative damage to DNA and other biomolecules caused by reactive oxygen species and other free radicals. Free radicals are highly reactive species generated during normal metabolism and through exposure to pollution, radiation, and certain dietary and lifestyle factors, and when they accumulate they can oxidize and break DNA strands, damage bases, and disrupt repair, contributing to mutations linked to cancer, cardiovascular disease, and aging. Antioxidants, including enzymatic defenses and dietary compounds such as vitamins C and E, carotenoids, and polyphenols, neutralize free radicals and help maintain the redox balance that preserves genomic integrity. The measurement of antioxidant capacity and the discovery of natural antioxidant compounds are accordingly central to research on oxidative stress. As a journal devoted to Antioxidant Activity, this title publishes work in these areas, including a comparison of analytical methods for measuring total antioxidant status, the characterization of new antioxidant flavonoids from plant sources, and assessments of the Antioxidant Activity of medicinal plant extracts. This page gathers peer-reviewed, open-access research relevant to antioxidants and the protection of DNA and cells from oxidative damage.

Research published in this journal

11 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2017

The antioxidant and hepatoprotective activities of two tea polysaccharides

Yu ZhiCorresponding author
College of Horticulture and Forestry Science, Huazhong Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, No. 1 Shizishan Street, Hongshan District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China 430070
Antioxidant Activity Cited by 5 doi:10.14302/issn.2471-2140.jaa-17-1541

How this research is being cited

The 11 articles above have been cited 80 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Antioxidant Activity (ISSN 2471-2140).

Journal editorial board
Deepak Kasote · Qatar Mahmoudreza Ovissipour · United States Sudhiranjan Gupta, Ph.D. · United States

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