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Antioxidant effect of polyphenols and natural phenols

hypothetical type of antioxidant

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionJul 5, 2026
Entity authorityQ867060 ↗
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A polyphenol antioxidant is a hypothesized type of antioxidant studied in vitro. Numbering over 4,000 distinct chemical structures mostly from plants, such polyphenols have not been demonstrated to be antioxidants in vivo.

In vitro at high experimental doses, polyphenols may affect cell-to-cell signaling, receptor sensitivity, inflammatory enzyme activity or gene regulation. None of these hypothetical effects has been confirmed in humans by high-quality clinical research, as of 2025.

Food sources

Polyphenols are found in brightly colored foods, such as blackberries, blueberries, black currants, cherries, cranberries, grapes, plums, raspberries, aronia berries, and elderberries. Some vegetables, such as kale, raw red cabbage, and raw red onions, contain polyphenols, as do red wines, chocolate, black tea, green tea, pecans, and cinnamon.

Biochemical theory

The regulation theory considers a polyphenolic ability to scavenge free radicals and up-regulate certain metal chelation reactions. Various reactive oxygen species, such as singlet oxygen, peroxynitrite and hydrogen peroxide, must be continually removed from cells to maintain healthy metabolic function. Diminishing the concentrations of reactive oxygen species can have several benefits possibly associated with ion transport systems and so may affect redox signaling. There is no substantial evidence, however, that dietary polyphenols have an antioxidant effect in vivo.

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