Mechanisms Underlying Antioxidant Potency of Bioactive Compounds

Dear Colleagues,

Bioactive compounds find application in many laboratories and are an integral part of research in universities, research institutes and industry due to their antioxidant activity in fighting against oxidative stress and illnesses caused by excess free radicals. With the growing number of studies on the antioxidant activity of bioactive compounds in a variety of fields (chemistry, biochemistry, pharmacology, etc.), there is an increasing need to elucidate the mechanisms underlying such activity. Despite the numerous studies on this topic, the actual mechanisms underlying antioxidant potency remain poorly understood. This Special Issue aims to provide an overview of significant research on the molecular mechanisms of natural bioactive compounds’ antioxidant potency using methods of computational chemistry. Both thermodynamic and kinetic studies play an important role in elucidating said mechanisms and thus in increasing the applicability of bioactive compounds with antioxidant activity to obtain their maximum effect. Existing and new mechanisms may also be compared in order to highlight the possibilities in this field.

Dr. Ana Amić
Dr. Antonio González-Sarrías
Prof. Dr. Dimitra Hadjipavlou-Litina
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. International Journal of Molecular Sciences is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. There is an Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal. For details about the APC please see here. Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.