Fullerenols as Powerful Antioxidants

What’s New? Researchers studied fullerenols, water-soluble versions of fullerene C60, a carbon molecule shaped like a soccer ball, to understand their ability to act as antioxidants. Using a test called the β-carotene bleaching assay, they examined how fullerenols with different numbers of hydroxyl groups (8 to 44) neutralize harmful molecules called reactive oxygen species (ROS).Key…