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Free Radicals and Antioxidants

Volume 6, Issue 1

04-04-2015 · pp. 1–132 · 15 articles

Volume
6
Issue
1
Published
04-04-2015
Pages
1–132
Articles
15
Sections
2
ISSN
Online - 2231-2536
Journal
FRA
Review ArticleOriginal Article

In this issue

Review Article

  1. Review

    Antioxidant Capacity of Food

    Mercedes Victoria Urquiza-Martínez, Bertha Fenton Navarro

    pp. 1–12 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2016.1.1 · Published

    Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are usually produced by the living cell and have different functions in its normal activity. However, if they are produced excessively, or if the system that keeps them in controlled levels …

Original Article

  1. Article

    Chemical profiling of leaf essential oil, Antioxidant potential and Antibacterial activity of Syzygium lanceolatum (Lam.) Wt. & Arn. (Myrtaceae)

    Chellam Muthumperumal, Nadarajan Stalin, Arun. k. Das, Pujari Sudhakar Swamy

    pp. 13–22 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2016.1.2 · Published

    Introduction:The present study was aimed to analyse the chemical composition, antioxidant potential and antibacterial activity in the leaf essential oil of Syzygium lanceolatum Methods: The essential oil was isolated by …

  2. Article

    Chemical composition, angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory, antioxydant and antimicrobial activities of Ononis natrix leaves extracts

    Nadhem Sayari, Mohamed Najib Saidi, Assaad Sila, Semia Ellouz-Chaabouni, Ali Bougatef

    pp. 23–33 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2016.1.3 · Published

    Background and aim: The use of synthetic antioxidants has begun to be restricted because of their induction of DNA damage and their toxicity. So, it is an interesting and useful task to find new sources for natural antio…

  3. Article

    Antioxidant, Antimutagenic and Cytotoxic Properties of Essential Oil from Corchorus olitorius L. Flowers and Leaf

    Dorra Driss, Mohamed Kaoubaa, Riadh Ben Mansour, Fatma Kallel, Baha eddine Abdelmalek, Semia Ellouz Chaabouni

    pp. 34–43 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2016.1.4 · Published

    Background:This present research highlight the phytochemical profile, the antioxidant, the antimicrobial, the antimutagenic and the antiproliferative activities of an essential oil extracted from Corchorus olitorius L. f…

  4. Article

    Cooking Effect on Anti-oxidative and Alpha-amylase Inhibitory Potential of Aqueous Extract of Lagenaria siceraria Fruit and its Nutritional Properties

    Dildar Ahmed, Norina Ejaz, Ramsha Saeed, Parsa Dar

    pp. 44–50 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2016.1.5 · Published

    Objective: To evaluate effect of boiling for different durations on total phenolic content, total flavonoid content, antioxidant activity and alpha-amylase inhibitory activity of water extract of Lagenaria siceraria frui…

  5. Article

    In vitro antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of propolis from Kashmir Himalaya region

    Adil Farooq Wali, Ahlam Mushtaq, Muneeb U Rehman, Seema Akbar, Mubashir Hussain Masoodi

    pp. 51–57 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2016.1.6 · Published

    Introduction: Propolis from Kashmir has not been explored as far as its phytochemistry and pharmacological activities are concerned. This piece of work is the first approach to explore it for various activities. Methods:…

  6. Article

    Antioxidative Response in a Silkworm, Bombyx mori larvae to Dichlorvos insecticide

    Ranganathan Muthusamy, Selvaraj Rajakumar

    pp. 58–63 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2016.1.7 · Published

    Introduction:Antioxidant defense components protect insects by scavenging reactive oxygen species, leading to oxidative stress. We therefore investigated the effect of an organophosphate insecticide, dichlorvos, on super…

  7. Article

    Optimization, Bio accessibility of Tricin and Anti-oxidative Activity of Extract from Black Bamboo Leaves

    Ya-Fang Shang, Kwang Hyun Cha, Eun Ha Lee, Cheol-Ho Pan, Byung-Hun Um

    pp. 64–71 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2016.1.8 · Published

    Introduction:Bamboo and black bamboo leaves have long been used as folk remedies for the treatment of hypertension, cardiovascular disease in oriental regions. Many studies have shown that bamboo leaves extract and its m…

  8. Article

    Evaluation of Antioxidant Activity of Psidium guajava Linn. in streptozotocin–Induced Diabetic Rats

    Ramasamy Manikandan, Arumugam Vijaya Anand

    pp. 72–76 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2016.1.9 · Published

    Background: The incidence of diabetes is increasing rapidly in world wide. It produces disturbances in the metabolism of carbohydrate, protein, and lipid. Evidences recommended that the natural medicines originating from…

  9. Article

    Evaluation of In-vitro Antioxidant Activity of Seagrasses: Signals for Potential Alternate Source

    Danaraj Jeyapragash, Ponnnambalam Subhashini, Subramaniyan Raja, Karmegam Abirami, Thirunavukarassu Thangaradjou

    pp. 77–89 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2016.1.10 · Published

    Background and Aim: Natural antioxidants have gained unique attention in recent years. Because of the carcinogenicity of synthetic compounds, there is a dearth for antioxidants from natural origin. Currently, seagrasses,…

  10. Article

    Effect of Cadmium and Lead Exposure on Tissue Specific Antioxidant Response in Spodoptera litura

    Mathialagan Suganya, Sengodan Karthi, Muthugounder Subramanian Shivakumar

    pp. 90–100 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2016.1.11 · Published

    Introduction: Oxidative stress in insects may result from an imbalance of oxidants and antioxidants under a significant impact of metals. Reactive oxygen species (ROS), such as superoxide, hydrogen peroxide, and hydroxyl…

  11. Article

    Anti-HIV-1 Activity of Ellagic acid Isolated from Terminalia paniculata

    Chaitra Narayan L, Ravishankar Rai V

    pp. 101–108 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2016.1.12 · Published

    Objective:The present investigation evaluates the potential Anti-HIV-1 and antioxidant activity of the methanol extract of the leaves of Terminalia paniculata. This search for inhibitors of Anti-HIV-1 Integrase and Prote…

  12. Article

    GC-MS Analysis and Antibacterial Activity of Trigonella foenumgraecum Against Bacterial Pathogens

    Nazmun Nahar, Md. Shahedur Rahman, Shaikh Mizanur Rahman, M. Moniruzzaman

    pp. 109–114 · DOI: 10.5530fra.2016.1.13 · Published

    Objective:The purpose of this study was to investigate the chemical composition of essential oil through GC-MS and look for new antibacterial drug agents from T. foenum graecum. Methods:Bacterial strains Sarcina lutea IF…

  13. Article

    Antioxidant potential of Thymoquinone against Arsenic mediated neurotoxicity

    Fakiha Firdaus, Mohd Faraz Zafeer, Ehraz Anis, Mahino Fatima, M Mobarak Hossain, Mohammad Afzal

    pp. 115–123 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2016.1.14 · Published

    Introduction:Arsenic, an established poisonous metalloid has widespread occurrence in the environment which is posing a constant threat to health and survival of all living organisms. In view of arsenic induced oxidative…

  14. Article

    A Sensitive In vitro Spectrophotometric Hydrogen Peroxide Scavenging Assay using 1,10-Phenanthroline

    Debanjan Mukhopadhyay, Pinakpani Dasgupta, Debalina Sinha Roy, Shauroseni Palchoudhuri, Ipsita Chatterjee, Shahnaz Ali, Sujata Ghosh Dastidar

    pp. 124–132 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2016.1.15 · Published

    Introduction: Hydrogen peroxide (H2 O2 ) is a biologically important, non-radical reactive oxygen species (ROS) that can influence several cellular processes. Ability of anti-oxidants to scavenge H2 O2 can be measured by…