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2020 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

5. Lignin as a Natural Antioxidant: Property-Structure Relationship and Potential Applications

Authors : Zhao Qin, Hua-Min Liu, Ling-Biao Gu, Run-Cang Sun, Xue-De Wang

Published in: Reactive and Functional Polymers Volume One

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Lignin, as one of the most abundant natural polymer compounds in wood and annual plants, has a complex chemical structure. It is fundamentally an aromatic polymer, composed of many aromatic rings with methoxyl and hydroxyl functional groups. Because of its multifunctional side groups, lignin can act as a free radical scavenger, thus acting as a natural antioxidant agent. However, extraction conditions, source species and structure affect the antioxidant activity of lignins. As a relatively safe and natural antioxidant, lignin can be used in foods, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and industrial materials. In this chapter, the correlation of lignin between structural characteristics and its radical scavenging capabilities, the relationship between antioxidant capacity and potential cytotoxicity, and the advances in commercial applications of lignin as an antioxidant were reviewed and analyzed.

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Metadata
Title
Lignin as a Natural Antioxidant: Property-Structure Relationship and Potential Applications
Authors
Zhao Qin
Hua-Min Liu
Ling-Biao Gu
Run-Cang Sun
Xue-De Wang
Copyright Year
2020
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43403-8_5

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