Natural Antioxidants: A Comprehensive Review of Plant, Animal, and Mineral-Derived Sources, Structures, and Mechanisms

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Issue		BIO Web Conf. Volume 233, 2026 9^th International Conference on Advances in Biosciences and Biotechnology: Emerging Innovations in Biomedical and Bioengineering Sciences (ICABB 2026)


Article Number		02005
Number of page(s)		14
Section		Environmental Biotechnology and Sustainable Agriculture
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/202623302005
Published online		23 April 2026

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