Dear Colleagues,

Redox energy is essential for life, as it fuels all our biochemical processes. Most of the redox energy is safely channeled in the biochemical networks, but for some unknown reason, part of the oxidizing energy flow is uncontrolled. This deranged energy can, seemingly quite random, damage our cells. Intriguingly, the deranged energy also has a good side, e.g. it also triggers the healing process. The paradigm is that antioxidants can modulate the energy in such a way that the damage is mitigated, whereas the healing process is promoted.

This special issue is dedicated to further understanding the molecular mechanism of the redox modulation by antioxidants, seen through the energy perspective. We will consider manuscripts that provide insights on (i) how the energy is picked up by antioxidants, (ii) how the energy is modulated by flowing through the antioxidant molecule, (iii) how the modulated energy is taken up by the antioxidant network, and (iv) how the modulated energy can turn on redox master switches.

Prof. Dr. Guido R.M.M. Haenen
Dr. Mohamed Moalin
Dr. Ming Zhang
Dr. Zhengwen Li
Guest Editors

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• redox modulation
• antioxidant
• redox master switch
• molecular mechanism
• redox energy
• oxidative stress