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ReviewFood science & nutrition2025

Antioxidant Potential of Polyphenolic Compounds, Sources, Extraction, Purification and Characterization Techniques: A Focused Review.

Zubair Ahmad, Abdur Rauf, Ilkay Erdogan Orhan, Mohammad S Mubarak, Zuneera Akram, Md Rezaul Islam, Muhammad Imran, Zehra Edis, Benod Kumar Kondapavuluri, Lakshmi Thangavelu and 1 more

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Review in Food science & nutrition, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Zubair AhmadDepartment of Chemistry University of Swabi Ambar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9645-6042
Abdur RaufDepartment of Chemistry University of Swabi Ambar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan.
Ilkay Erdogan OrhanDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy Lokman Hekim University Ankara Türkiye.
Mohammad S MubarakDepartment of Chemistry The University of Jordan Amman Jordan.
Zuneera AkramDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Baqai Medical University Karachi Pakistan.
Md Rezaul IslamDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences Daffodil International University Dhaka Bangladesh.
Muhammad ImranChemistry Department, Faculty of Science King Khalid University Abha Saudi Arabia.
Zehra EdisCenter of Medical and Bio-Allied Health Sciences Research Ajman University Ajman UAE.
Benod Kumar KondapavuluriDr. D.Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre Pune India.
Lakshmi ThangaveluCenter for Global Health Research Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences Chennai India.
Muthu ThiruvengadamDepartment of Crop Science College of Sanghuh Life Science, Konkuk University Seoul Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0986-5484

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polyphenolic compounds, which are abundant phenolic metabolites in plants, have attracted significant attention because of their diverse biological activities and robust antioxidant properties. This review uniquely describes the extraction characterization, and application pipeline for polyphenols, emphasizing their mechanistic antioxidant actions and translational challenges. Between 1979 and 2025, approximately 141 relevant studies were critically examined, covering the sources, extraction and purification methods, structural diversity, and biological implications of polyphenols. Special attention is given to bioavailability, dose-dependent effects, and subclass-specific activities. Various extraction techniques, including solvent extraction, supercritical fluid extraction, and solid-phase extraction, have been evaluated along with advanced characterization approaches such as spectroscopy and chromatography. The antioxidant mechanisms of polyphenols, ranging from radical scavenging and metal chelation to modulation of signaling pathways, are described, along with their broad applications in nutrition, medicine, and industry. This focused synthesis highlights not only the current state of knowledge, but also identifies key research gaps in clinical validation, formulation strategies, and industrial adoption, providing a forward-looking perspective for future polyphenol research.

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antioxidantsextraction techniquesnatural productspolyphenolic compounds

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PMID41383579
PMCPMC12689950

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