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Free Radicals and Antioxidants

Volume 9, Issue 1

01-04-2018 · pp. 1–51 · 9 articles

Volume
9
Issue
1
Published
01-04-2018
Pages
1–51
Articles
9
Sections
2
ISSN
Online - 2231-2536
Journal
FRA

In this issue

Original Article

  1. Article

    Synthesis of Schiff base Metal Complexes with Motivating Scavenging Potential Studies

    Khalida Al-Azawi, Dunya Lafta AL-Duhaidahawi, Ahmed Al-Amiery, Abdul Amir Hassan Kadhum

    pp. 1–4 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2019.1.1 · Published

    Objective: Schiff’s base complexes can be important substitutes for some antioxidant drugs because they have a carbon-nitrogen (N-C) double bond with the ability to push the electrons into the transition metal. Methods: …

  2. Article

    Effect of Solvent Polarity and Extraction Method on Phytochemical Composition and Antioxidant Potential of Corn Silk

    Haq Nawaz, Momna Aslam, Sidra Tul Muntaha

    pp. 5–11 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2019.1.2 · Published

    Objectives: Corn silk is an underutilized part of corn which possesses great medicinal importance. The present study was planned to determine the phytochemical composition and antioxidant potential of corn silk extracts,…

  3. Article

    Phytochemical Analysis and Antioxidant Activities of Gymnema sylvestre R. Br. Leaf Extracts

    Suraj Kumar Behera

    pp. 12–15 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2019.1.3 · Published

    Objective: The present study aims to determine the antioxidant properties and phytochemical screening of Gymnema sylvestre plant. Materials and Methods: The qualitative and quantitative analyses were carried out for the …

  4. Article

    Comparative Research on Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Different Dietary Antioxidants on Alcohol-Induced Damage in Gastric Cells

    Anirban Roy, Satyabrata Ghosh, Runu Chakraborty

    pp. 16–21 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2019.1.4 · Published

    Objective: Antioxidants prevent ill-effects of free radicals through regulation of different proand anti-inflammatory enzymes of the cell which have association with the pathophysiology of alcohol-induced gastropathy. Th…

  5. Article

    Oxidative/ Nitrosative Stress, 8-OHdG and MMP-9: The Possible Co-Links and Early Sign of Arsenic Induced Urinary Bladder Carcinogenesis in Experimental Rats

    Kshirod Bihari Sathua, Jayant Kumar Patwa, Swaran Jeet Singh Flora

    pp. 22–28 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2019.1.5 · Published

    Background: Presently arsenicosis is considered as dangerous health issues including cancer. Urinary bladder is one of the common target organs for developing carcinogenesis by arsenic exposure due to accumulation of ars…

  6. Article

    Evaluation of the Antioxidant Activity of Nine Plants Used Medicinally by the Ilkisonko Maasai Community of Kenya

    Julia Kimondo, Peggoty Mutai, Peter Njogu, Charles Kimwele

    pp. 29–34 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2019.1.6 · Published

    Objectives: Many plants used in ethnomedicinal interventions have anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antiviral, anti-aging and anticancer activities attributed to their antioxidant properties. The antioxidant properties m…

  7. Article

    Antioxidant Potential of Cell Wall Polysaccharides Extracted from Various Parts of Aerva javanica

    Hina Saeed, Haq Nawaz, Muhammad Aslam Shad, Dur E Shahwar, Hina Andaleeb, Saima Muzaffar, Raheela Jabeen, Tanzila Rehman, Anam Waheed

    pp. 35–42 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2019.1.7 · Published

    Objectives:Aerva javanica, an underutilized desert plant, is a rich source of polysaccharide but not investigated properly for the antioxidant potential of its polysaccharides. The antioxidant potential of cell wall poly…

  8. Article

    Catalytic Generation of Superoxide by Different Alcohols

    Anuradha Anand Shastri, Julian Ernest Spallholz

    pp. 43–47 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2019.1.8 · Published

    Objective: Group VIA elements, oxygen, sulfur and selenium can be toxic and many of their compounds are toxic to cells owing to the catalytic generation of superoxide and oxidative stress from thiol oxidations. Sulfides,…

Short Communication

  1. Communication

    The Effect of Different Extraction Methods on Antioxidant Capacity and Phytochemical Screening of Syzygium cumini Seeds

    Adil Farooq Wali, Aftab Alam

    pp. 48–51 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2019.1.9 · Published

    Objective:Syzygium cumini has been used for centuries in traditional medicine for various athological conditions. In the present study, extract yield, phytochemical constituents and in-vitro antioxidant assay ethanolic e…