Volume 1, Issue 1

1. Article

   Introducing a New Journal: Free Radicals and Antioxidants

   Subhankar Chakraborty, Mueen Ahmed K K

   pp. 1–3 · DOI: · Published

   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!

2. Article

   Mark A. Smith – A Tribute

   Paula I. Moreira

   pp. 4–5 · DOI: · Published

   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…

3. Article

   Antioxidant properties of ginger leaves: An overview

   Eric WC Chan, YY Lim, SK Wong

   pp. 6–16 · DOI: · Published

   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…

4. Article

   Free Radicals and Cardiovascular Diseases: An Update

   Sanjib Bhattacharya, KK Mueen Ahmed, Subhankar Chakraborty

   pp. 17–22 · DOI: · Published

   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…

5. Article

   P-Coumaric Acid Ester with Potential Antioxidant Activity from the Genus Salvia

   Usama Y. Shaheen

   pp. 23–27 · DOI: · Published

   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…

6. Article

   Antioxidant activity and the effect of different parts of areca catechu extracts on Glutathione-S-Transferase activity in vitro

   Hamsar M. N., Ismail S., Mordi M. N., Ramanathan S., Mansor S. M

   pp. 28–33 · DOI: · Published

   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…

7. Article

   Levels of two oxidative stress indicators of human sickle erythrocytes incubated in aqueous extracts of Anacardium occidentale, Psidium guajava and Terminalia catappa.

   Paul Chidoka Chikezie

   pp. 34–41 · DOI: · Published

   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…

8. Article

   In Vitro Antioxidant Activity of Cucurbita Maxima Aerial Parts

   Prerona Saha, U. K. Mazumder, P. K. Haldar

   pp. 42–48 · DOI: · Published

   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…

9. Article

   Anti-obesity, antiatherogenic, anti-diabetic and antioxidant activities of J. montana ethanolic formulation in obese diabetic rats fed high-fat diet

   Mohammed Abdalla Hussein

   pp. 49–60 · DOI: · Published

   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 …

10. Article

    Evaluation of in vitro Antioxidant Activity of hydro- alcoholic seed extratcs of Cassia fistula linn.

    Nayan R. Bhalodia, R.N. Acharya, V.J. Shukla

    pp. 68–76 · DOI: · Published

    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…

11. Article

    Phytochemical Analysis and Radical Scavenging Activity of the Extracts of Costus picatus Linn and Coccinia indica W& A, two Ethnic Medicinal Plants used in the Treatment of Diabetes mellitus

    Ajithabai M D, Sreedevi S, Jayakumar G, Mangalam S Nair, Deepa P N Nair, Sunitha Rani S P

    pp. 77–83 · DOI: · Published

    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…

12. Article

    Antioxidant And DNA Damage Preventive Properties Of Bacopa Monniera (L) Wettst.

    Anand. T, Mahadeva Naika, Swamy MSL, Farhath Khanum

    pp. 84–90 · DOI: · Published

    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…

13. Article

    Writing manuscripts for the Free Radicals and Antioxidants: www.antiox.org

    Subhankar Chakraborty, Mueen Ahmed K K

    pp. 91–96 · DOI: · Published

    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

1. Article

   Antioxidant Properties of Extracts from Leaves of Evolvulus alsinoides Linn.

   N. Vijayalakshmi, K. Preethi, J. M. Sasikumar

   pp. 61–67 · DOI: · Published

   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…