Volume 11, Issue 1

Sanjib Bhattacharya

pp. 1–6 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2021.1.1 · 2021

Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) is an essential micro-nutrient, an outstanding antioxidant and an essential co-factor in different mammalian enzymatic processes. There is considerable clinical attestation that, high dose of in…

Regina Gomes Daré, Lilian dos Anjos Oliveira Ferreira, Fabianne Martins Ribeiro, Jesuí Vergilio Visentainer, Celso Vataru Nakamura, Maria da Conceição Torrado Truiti

pp. 7–12 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2021.1.2 · 2021

Objectives: Unprotected exposure to ultraviolet radiation causes oxidative damages to skin cells. Topical administration of antioxidants is a feasible strategy to prevent oxidative alterations. Therefore, the present stu…

Mamita Debnath, Susmita Das, Shovonlal Bhowmick, Swagata Karak, Achintya Saha, Bratati De

pp. 13–18 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2021.1.3 · 2021

Introduction: Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors are used to prevent symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease which is initiated due to oxidative stress. Piper betle L. is a tropical evergreen perennial vine whose leaves are widely …

Rohit Singh, Shreshtha Kaushik, Pramod Yadav, Pradeep Kumar Prajapati

pp. 19–23 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2021.1.4 · 2021

Introduction: The superoxide radical (O2-), hydroxyl radical (OH) are generated in physiochemical pathways. All biological systems have innate antioxidant defence mechanisms but these mechanisms can be inefficient due to…

Subramani Parasuraman, Vanishya A/P Raipan

pp. 24–26 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2021.1.5 · 2021

Objectives: To study the antioxidant activity of methanolic and ethanolic extracts of seeds of Macrotyloma uniflorum. Methods: The seeds of M. uniflorum were extracted with methanol and ethanol and used for the phytochem…