Free Radicals and Antioxidants
Volume 8, Issue 2
2018 · pp. 70–152 · 12 articles
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 2
- Published
- 2018
- Pages
- 70–152
- Articles
- 12
- Sections
- 1
- ISSN
- Online - 2231-2536
- Journal
- FRA
In this issue
Original Article
- Article
Nahidh W Hasaniya, Shyamal Premaratne, Wayne W Zhang, Aziz M Razzuk, J Judson McNamara, Roderick H Dashwood
pp. 70–73 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2018.2.11 · 2018
Objective: Hydrogenation of the stable free radical, 2-Ethyl-2,5,5-trimethyl-3-oxazolidinoxyl (OXANO•), converts it to the intracellular spin trap, 2-Ethyl-1-hydroxy-2,5,5-trimethyl-3-oxazolidine (OXANOH). Methods: Due t…
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Taiwo Olayemi Elufioye, Olubunmi O. Mada
pp. 74–81 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2018.2.12 · 2018
Objective: The use of herbal products by the majority is primarily based on the belief that herbal drugs are safe, without any side effects, accessible and available at minimal cost. However, there is need for quality as…
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Williams Kweku Darkwah, Yanhui Ao, Micheal Buenor Adinortey, Alexander Weremfo, Francis Kwame Abrokwah, Emmanuel Afriyie
pp. 82–88 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2018.2.13 · 2018
Background: Antioxidants present in natural sources helps to scavenge free radicals and thus, provide health benefits. The main objective for this research is to determine phenolic, flavonoid, and alkaloid contents, nitr…
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Haq Nawaz, Muhammad Aslam Shad, Aziz ur Rehman Aziz, Sidra Tul Muntaha, Saima Muzaffar
pp. 89–95 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2018.2.14 · 2018
Objective: The study was designed to investigate the effect of heating in the simple oven and microwave treatment on phytochemical composition and antioxidant potential of ginger (Zingiber officinale R.), a popular food …
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Theodore Yehezkiel Kristoferson Lulan, Sri Fatmawati, Mardi Santoso, Taslim Ersam
pp. 96–101 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2018.2.15 · 2018
Background: Medicinal plants derived natural product such as alkaloids, flavonoids and terpenes. The traditional uses claim that medicinal plants of NTT are potential folk medicine but very little research has been condu…
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Sainiara Begum, Archana Banerjee, Bratati De
pp. 102–110 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2018.2.16 · 2018
Background: Antioxidants have important role on human health as well as in food industry. Natural antioxidants are preferred to synthetic antioxidants. Objective: In this study attempt was made to explore the leaf biomas…
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Rohaya Ali, Nasreena Sajjad, Sabia Qureshi, Sumaya Hassan, Muzaffar Ahmad, Showkat Ahmad Ganie, Rabia Hamid
pp. 111–119 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2018.2.17 · 2018
Background: Antioxidant plays a vital role in scavenging of free radicals, thus, providing protection against oxidative stress. Now the modern research is directed towards the discovery of herbal antioxidants and immnomo…
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Lucyana C. Marin, Ellen C.M. Cavarsan, Ingrit E.C. Díaz, Mateus L.B. Paciencia, Sergio A. Frana, Ivana B. Suffredini
pp. 120–129 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2018.2.18 · 2018
Introduction: The present work reported the antioxidant and chemical screening of Brazilian plant aqueous and organic extracts. Methods: An amount of 895 Brazilian Amazon aqueous and organic plant extracts were tested in…
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Yik-Ling Chew, Yau-Yan Lim
pp. 130–134 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2018.2.19 · 2018
Background: Garcinia genus plants are a group of well-known fruit trees in Malaysia.The botanical parts of the trees are used for medicinal purposes, where they are prepared as decoction, pastes for wound infections, and…
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Sonal Sinha, Brijesh Kumar, Dhananjay Kumar Singh, Suaib Luqman, Manish Singh, Ashutosh Singh
pp. 135–140 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2018.2.20 · 2018
Background: Cognition impairment is the most recurrent form of dementia in aged people indicated by permanent neuronal loss and atypical behaviour. Disparities in cholinergic pathway have been reported as major cause of …
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Satish Kumar Vemuri, Rajkiran Reddy Banala, Kumar Katragunta, Vijaya Madhuri, Kiruthika Raju, Venkata Gurava Reddy Annapareddy, Pedda Venkata Subbaiah Goli
pp. 141–148 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2018.2.21 · 2018
Objective: The study was aimed to assess the anti-oxidative and anti-diabetic efficacy of few dietary supplements such as Artocarpus heterophyllus (Raw Jackfruit), Zea mays (Corn Silk),Syzygium cumini (Black plum), and S…
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Benedetti Serena, Primiterra Mariangela, Finco Annarosa, Gorni Davide, Catalani Simona, Battistelli Serafina, Cornelli Umberto
pp. 149–152 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2018.2.22 · 2018
Background: Plasma antioxidants (AOs) represent the main barrier of defense against damaging aggression due to reactive species, by reactive oxygen species (ROS). Moreover, changes in AOs plasma content after supplementa…