Free Radicals and Antioxidants
Volume 1, Issue 1
2011 · pp. 1–96 · 14 articles
- Volume
- 1
- Issue
- 1
- Published
- 2011
- Pages
- 1–96
- Articles
- 14
- Sections
- 2
- ISSN
- Online - 2231-2536
- Journal
- FRA
In this issue
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Subhankar Chakraborty, Mueen Ahmed K K
pp. 1–3 · 2011
Welcome to a new journal exploring one of the most upcoming areas in the field of free radicals biology and medicine today- Free radicals and Antioxidants!
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Paula I. Moreira
pp. 4–5 · 2011
Sadly, on the 19th of December 2010 we lost a great man and scientist. But fortunately his legacy lives on. I met Mark personally in 2005 when I was a visiting PhD student in the Institute of Pathology, Case Western Rese…
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Eric WC Chan, YY Lim, SK Wong
pp. 6–16 · 2011
Past studies on the antioxidant properties (AOP) of ginger species were confined to rhizomes. Although leaves of ginger species have been used for food flavouring and in traditional medicine, little research has been don…
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Sanjib Bhattacharya, KK Mueen Ahmed, Subhankar Chakraborty
pp. 17–22 · 2011
In recent years, a multitude of studies provide comprehenisve evidence that increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) are involved in the development and progression of cardiovascular diseases. The ROS are co…
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Usama Y. Shaheen
pp. 23–27 · 2011
A phytochemical analysis of the acetone extract of the aerial parts of the plants Salvia splendens and Salvia lanigra yielded a long chain alkyl p-coumaric acid ester; eicosanyl-cis-p-coumarate (1), which has not previou…
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Hamsar M. N., Ismail S., Mordi M. N., Ramanathan S., Mansor S. M
pp. 28–33 · 2011
Areca nut (Areca catechu L.) or Pinang is one of the most widely used psychoactive substance with several hundred million users worldwide, predominantly in Southern Asia. This study evaluates the antioxidant activity and…
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Paul Chidoka Chikezie
pp. 34–41 · 2011
An in vitro study was carried out to investigate levels of oxidative stress indicators of sickle erythrocytes incubated in aqueous extracts of Anacardium occidentale, Psidium guajava and Terminalia catappa for 12 h. At r…
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Prerona Saha, U. K. Mazumder, P. K. Haldar
pp. 42–48 · 2011
Introduction: Free radical induced oxidative stress is involved in the pathogenesis of various diseases and disorders. Antioxidants play an important role against this oxidative stress to protect our body. The present st…
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Mohammed Abdalla Hussein
pp. 49–60 · 2011
J. montana extract in the form of ethanolic formulation is rich in polyphenols, mono- and sesquiterpenes, Essential oils, flavonoids, tri- tetra- and pentamethoxy quercetin derivatives. The present study was designed to …
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Nayan R. Bhalodia, R.N. Acharya, V.J. Shukla
pp. 68–76 · 2011
Antioxidant activity has been assessed by In vitro method for phytochemical fraction of plant, viz hydro alcohol extract of Cassia fistula seeds. The present study was aimed to investigate the antioxidant activity of ext…
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Ajithabai M D, Sreedevi S, Jayakumar G, Mangalam S Nair, Deepa P N Nair, Sunitha Rani S P
pp. 77–83 · 2011
Costus picatus (Costaceae) leaves and the whole plant of Coccinia indica (Cucurbitaceae) are used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus in Indian ethnic system of medicine. There are previous phytochemical reports from f…
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Anand. T, Mahadeva Naika, Swamy MSL, Farhath Khanum
pp. 84–90 · 2011
Background: Bacopa monniera (L.) Wettst. is a perennial creeping plant found throughout India in wet, damp and marshy areas. Traditionally, it was used as a brain tonic to enhance memory development, learning and concent…
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Subhankar Chakraborty, Mueen Ahmed K K
pp. 91–96 · 2011
About the Journal,Free Radicals and Antioxidants is dedicated to publishing novel, original findings in the field of free radical biology and both natural and synthetic antioxidants. Free radicals, which are defined as m…
Research Article
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N. Vijayalakshmi, K. Preethi, J. M. Sasikumar
pp. 61–67 · 2011
Introduction: In the present study, hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, butanol and methanol extracts of fruits of Evolvulus alsinoides Linn (Convolvulaceae) were examined total phenolics (TP) and in vitro antioxidative c…