CRC Press Antioxidants in Systems of Varying Complexity: Chemical, Biochemical, and Biological Aspects

This volume brings together innovative research, new concepts, and novel developments in the study of chemistry and biological activity of antioxidants. It is a collection of chapters on new scientific research and practical applications from chemists at several prestigious scientific institutions. It looks at recent significant research and reports on new methodologies and important applications in the field of chemical kinetics. About the Author Lyudmila N. Shishkina, DSc, is a Professor in Biophysics and Head of the Department of Physicochemical Problems in Radiobiology and Ecology at the Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences and a member of the Scientific Counsel of the Russian Academy of Sciences on Radiobiology. She is a laureate of the medal "In Memory of Academician N. M. Emanuel" for Achievements in Chemical and Biochemical Physics. She has published 225 research papers as well as several textbooks and monographs. Alexander N. Goloshchapov, PhD, is Deputy Director of the Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Chemistry and Head of the Laboratory of Physical and Chemical Bases of Biological Systems of the Russian Academy of Sciences. He is a specialist in the fields of physical and chemical problems of cells and biological membranes and a member of the International EPR Society. As part of a creative team, he takes part in Russian and international programs and has participated in the creation of the patent "Preventative Preparation, Contributing to Increase Life Expectancy." He has more than 150 scientific publications to his credit. Larissa I. Weisfeld, PhD, is a Chief Specialist at the Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences and a member of the All-Russia Vavilov Society of Geneticists and Breeders. She is also the author of more than 350 articles published in scientific journals and conference proceedings and holds seven patents for inventions. She is the co-author of four new winter wheat cultivars registered in the State Register of the Russian Federation. She is the author of several book chapters and has co-edited several books.