Is Hydrogen Ion a Powerful Antioxidant?

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Dear PF Forum,
First of all, Happy New Year 2016, may your hopes, dreams, wishes and plans be fullfiled in this year.
I'm interested in AntiOxidant.
I've read:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antioxidant
and
http://www.1stvitality.co.uk/az/antioxidants/antioxidants.htm
Those sites give me this antioxidant compound lists
L-Carnosine C9H14N4O3
Ascorbic Acid C6H8O6
Lipoic acid C8H14O2S2
Are they really antioxidant, or there's a mistake in my understanding.

Now about Negative Hydrogen Ion: H-
Is it really an antioxidant?

Thanks for the answers.
 
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Stephanus said:
L-Carnosine C9H14N4O3
Ascorbic Acid C6H8O6
Lipoic acid C8H14O2S2
Are they really antioxidant, or there's a mistake in my understanding.
Now about Negative Hydrogen Ion: H-
Is it really an antioxidant?
Yes. Yes. Yes. No. Yes.
 
Hy Bystander, Happy New Year.
Thanks for the answer.
May I ask a little about this hydrogen.
Electron layer is 2, 8, 8, ... I only remember the first three. Further, it will be difficult to understand. But, since I just concern Hydrogen and Oxygen only (perhaps Carbon and Nitrogen), So I only deal with these layers 2 and 8.

Because Hydrogen only have 1 proton, so it may lose or gain electron to fill its layer.
So what is this antioxidant hydrogen? Is it H-, or any H?

Does H- means Hydrogen with 2 electrons in its shell? Perhaps I can't express my question. I'll try to understand hydrogen ion by your answer.
How many electrons does antioxidant hydrogen have? Is it 1 or two?

What about hydroxide?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroxide
Hydroxide is a diatomic anion with chemical formula OH. It consists of an oxygen and hydrogen atom held together by a covalent bond, and carries a negative electric charge...
Here, I can't express my question either. So, I'll ask to the point. How many electron does hydroxide have? 9 or 10?
Judging from your answer, I'll try to understand about this ionization.

Thanks.
 
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Hydroxide ion? Ten.
Hydroxide radical? Nine.
Anything that has reducing properties is an anti-oxidant.
Okay...
So, if Hydroxide radical has nine, then hydrogen antioxidant has 1 electron. Is it true?And what about the electrons in hydrogen ion? is it 0 or 2? Just out of curiousity.
Thanks