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Summary: Advancements in technology have led to the production of sustainable antioxidants and natural monomers for food packaging and targeted drug delivery applications. Antioxidants play a crucial role in combating oxidative damage and diseases, which can be achieved through both synthetic and natural means. Research on polymers continues to progress with a wide range of potential applications.

POLYMERS (2021)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Water-Soluble Melanoidin Pigment as a New Antioxidant Component of Fermented Willowherb Leaves (Epilobium angustifolium)

Daniil N. Olennikov et al.

Summary: The study found significant chemical changes in the composition of willowherb during fermentation, resulting in the discovery of a new antioxidant substance, melanoidin. Melanoidin exhibited strong antioxidant properties in in vitro bioassays, and its stability and antioxidant activity were confirmed in a simulated gastrointestinal digestion model.

ANTIOXIDANTS (2021)

Article Materials Science, Biomaterials

Expanding the spectrum of polydopamine antioxidant activity by nitroxide conjugation

Fabio Mollica et al.

Summary: Polydopamine (PDA) nanoparticles have been studied for their antioxidant activity, with purified PDA unable to quench alkylperoxyls while copolymerized PDA nanoparticles show good antioxidant activity. Theoretical calculations suggest that PDA has an onion-like structure, with a catechol-rich core and a quinone-represented surface.

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY B (2021)

Review Materials Science, Biomaterials

Superoxide dismutase nanozymes: an emerging star for anti-oxidation

Hanqing Zhao et al.

Summary: Superoxide dismutases (SODs) play a crucial role in combating damage from reactive oxygen species in oxidative stress-related diseases. Nanozymes, as substitutes for SODs, offer better stability and cost-effectiveness.

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY B (2021)

Article Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Fungal melanin as a biocompatible broad-spectrum sunscreen with high antioxidant activity

Jeong-Joo Oh et al.

Summary: The study found that fungal melanin has potential sunscreen and antioxidant properties, making it suitable for use in skincare products. Experimental evaluation revealed that the melanin-blended cream prepared from fungal melanin has good sunscreen performance, high antioxidant activity, and no significant cytotoxicity to cells.

RSC ADVANCES (2021)

Review Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Autoxidation vs. antioxidants - the fight for forever

Julian Helberg et al.

Summary: Autoxidation limits the longevity of hydrocarbons and materials by leading to complex mixtures of compounds that alter their physical properties. Antioxidants can inhibit this process by intervening directly in the chain reaction. Understanding the mechanistic considerations of autoxidation is important across various contexts.

CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS (2021)

Review Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Extending photocatalysis to the visible and NIR: the molecular strategy

Alexandra Mavridi-Printezi et al.

Summary: Photocatalysis utilizes light for processes like solar fuel production and environmental purification, but most semiconductor nanoparticles are only efficient in the UV spectrum, leading to the need for sensitization strategies such as using organic molecules and metal complexes for enhancing photoactivity.

NANOSCALE (2021)

Article Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Regulation of redox balance using a biocompatible nanoplatform enhances phototherapy efficacy and suppresses tumor metastasis

Qunying Jiang et al.

Summary: The article discusses a highly effective phototherapy method that inhibits tumor growth and metastasis by regulating redox homeostasis using a biocompatible and versatile nanotherapeutic. By eliminating the endogenous ROS scavenging system, the phototherapy is amplified, leading to effective suppression of tumor growth both in vitro and in vivo. This innovative approach may offer a clinically relevant method for cancer treatment.

CHEMICAL SCIENCE (2021)

Review Engineering, Biomedical

Melanin nanoparticles as a promising tool for biomedical applications - a review

Mariana Caldas et al.

ACTA BIOMATERIALIA (2020)

Review Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Melanin Biopolymers: Tailoring Chemical Complexity for Materials Design

Marco d'Ischia et al.

ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION (2020)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

ROS in cancer therapy: the bright side of the moon

Bruno Perillo et al.

EXPERIMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE (2020)

Article Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems

COVID-19, ACE2, and the cardiovascular consequences

Andrew M. South et al.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-HEART AND CIRCULATORY PHYSIOLOGY (2020)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Role of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Ze Chen et al.

FREE RADICAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE (2020)

Review Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Metal-Containing Polydopamine Nanomaterials: Catalysis, Energy, and Theranostics

Zhao Wang et al.

SMALL (2020)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Photoprotective effect of nanomelanin-seaweed concentrate in formulated cosmetic cream: With improved antioxidant and wound healing properties

Navya Poulose et al.

JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY (2020)

Review Cell Biology

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) as pleiotropic physiological signalling agents

Helmut Sies et al.

NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY (2020)

Article Chemistry, Physical

Radical-Enriched Artificial Melanin

Wei Cao et al.

CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS (2020)

Review Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

ROS Scavenging Biopolymers for Anti-Inflammatory Diseases: Classification and Formulation

Jianhua Zhang et al.

ADVANCED MATERIALS INTERFACES (2020)

Review Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Melanin and Melanin-Like Hybrid Materials in Regenerative Medicine

Chiara Cavallini et al.

NANOMATERIALS (2020)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Emerging Strategies to Protect the Skin from Ultraviolet Rays Using Plant-Derived Materials

Yong Chool Boo

ANTIOXIDANTS (2020)

Article Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Potent Ferroptosis Inhibitors Can Catalyze the Cross-Dismutation of Phospholipid-Derived Peroxyl Radicals and Hydroperoxyl Radicals

Jia-Fei Poon et al.

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY (2020)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Pathophysiology of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Unai Galicia-Garcia et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES (2020)

Review Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Bio-Applications of Multifunctional Melanin Nanoparticles: From Nanomedicine to Nanocosmetics

Alexandra Mavridi-Printezi et al.

NANOMATERIALS (2020)

Article Polymer Science

Polydopamine Antioxidant Hydrogels for Wound Healing Applications

Naphtali A. O'Connor et al.

Review Materials Science, Biomaterials

Polydopamine free radical scavengers

Junfei Hu et al.

BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE (2020)

Review Pediatrics

Oxidative stress in chronic kidney disease

Kristien Daenen et al.

PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY (2019)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Oxidative Stress: A Key Modulator in Neurodegenerative Diseases

Anju Singh et al.

MOLECULES (2019)

Review Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Nanozymes: From New Concepts, Mechanisms, and Standards to Applications

Minmin Liang et al.

ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH (2019)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Melanins of Inonotus Obliquus: Bifidogenic and Antioxidant Properties

Marina A. Burmasova et al.

BIOMOLECULES (2019)

Article Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Artificial Allomelanin Nanoparticles

Xuhao Zhou et al.

ACS NANO (2019)

Article Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

A Melanin-Based Natural Antioxidant Defense Nanosystem for Theranostic Application in Acute Kidney Injury

Tuanwei Sun et al.

ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS (2019)

Article Materials Science, Biomaterials

Fe2+/Fe3+ Ions Chelated with Ultrasmall Polydopamine Nanoparticles Induce Ferroptosis for Cancer Therapy

Lu Chen et al.

ACS BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING (2019)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Oxidative stress and antioxidants in the pathophysiology of malignant melanoma

Elena Obrador et al.

BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY (2019)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Antioxidants: Terminology, Methods, and Future Considerations

Khiena Brainina et al.

ANTIOXIDANTS (2019)

Article Materials Science, Biomaterials

Melanin incorporated electroactive and antioxidant silk fibroin nanofibrous scaffolds for nerve tissue engineering

Manasa Nune et al.

MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING C-MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS (2019)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Beyond DPPH: Use of Fluorescence-Enabled Inhibited Autoxidation to Predict Oxidative Cell Death Rescue

Ron Shah et al.

CELL CHEMICAL BIOLOGY (2019)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Enhanced Antioxidant Activity under Biomimetic Settings of Ascorbic Acid Included in Halloysite Nanotubes

Andrea Baschieri et al.

ANTIOXIDANTS (2019)

Article Chemistry, Physical

Spontaneous wrinkle emergence in nascent eumelanin thin films

Stefano Luigi Oscurato et al.

SOFT MATTER (2019)

Article Materials Science, Biomaterials

Targeting mitochondria with Au- Ag@ Polydopamine nanoparticles for papillary thyroid cancer therapy

Wenjing Wang et al.

BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE (2019)

Review Geriatrics & Gerontology

Oxidative stress, aging, and diseases

Ilaria Liguori et al.

CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS IN AGING (2018)

Article Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Mimicking Melanosomes: Polydopamine Nanoparticles as Artificial Microparasols

Yuran Huang et al.

ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE (2017)

Article Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Hydroperoxyl Radicals (HOO•): VitaminE Regeneration and H-Bond Effects on the Hydrogen Atom Transfer

Jakub Cedrowski et al.

CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL (2016)

Article Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Acid Is Key to the Radical-Trapping Antioxidant Activity of Nitroxides

Evan A. Haidasz et al.

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY (2016)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Advantages and limitations of common testing methods for antioxidants

R. Amorati et al.

FREE RADICAL RESEARCH (2015)

Review Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Polydopamine and Eumelanin: From Structure-Property Relationships to a Unified Tailoring Strategy

Marco d'Ischia et al.

ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH (2014)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Structural Biology of DNA (6-4) Photoproducts Formed by Ultraviolet Radiation and Interactions with Their Binding Proteins

Hideshi Yokoyama et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES (2014)

Article Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Superior Photoprotective Motifs and Mechanisms in Eumelanins Uncovered

Alice Corani et al.

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY (2014)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

The Hallmarks of Aging

Carlos Lopez-Otin et al.

Article Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Free Radical Coupling of o-Semiquinones Uncovered

Alessandro Pezzella et al.

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY (2013)

Review Oncology

Melanins and melanogenesis: methods, standards, protocols

Marco d'Ischia et al.

PIGMENT CELL & MELANOMA RESEARCH (2013)

Review Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

The Neoproterozoic oxygenation event: Environmental perturbations and biogeochemical cycling

Lawrence M. Och et al.

EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS (2012)

Review Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Chemical Methods To Evaluate Antioxidant Ability

Zai-Qun Liu

CHEMICAL REVIEWS (2010)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Fluctuations in Precambrian atmospheric oxygenation recorded by chromium isotopes

Robert Frei et al.

NATURE (2009)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Free radicals and antioxidants in normal physiological functions and human disease

Marian Valko et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY & CELL BIOLOGY (2007)

Review Biology

Body size, energy metabolism and lifespan

JR Speakman

JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY (2005)

Review Multidisciplinary Sciences

Oxidants, oxidative stress and the biology of ageing

T Finkel et al.

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