Cover: Free Radicals and Antioxidants
Free Radicals and Antioxidants
Volume 2, Issue 3
· pp. 1–63 · 8 articles
- Volume
- 2
- Issue
- 3
- Published
- Pages
- 1–63
- Articles
- 8
- Sections
- 2
- ISSN
- 2231-2536
- Journal
- Free Rad. Antiox.
In this issue
Review Article
- Review
Are we over estimating serum oxidative stress/lipid peroxidation in alcoholic liver diseases? A review
Sangappa Virupaxappa Kashinakunti, Gurupadappa Shantappa Kallaganada, Manjula Rangappa, Kavitha Hiremath, Sheshidhar Bannale
pp. 1–9 · DOI: 10.5530/ax.2012.3.1 · Published
Almost 95% of alcohol is metabolized by the liver but a small fraction is also metabolized in other organs like brain, heart, kidney, pancreas, skeletal muscle etc. Alcohol is metabolized by oxidative and non-oxidative p…
Original Article
- Article
Protective effects of papaya extracts on tert-butyl hydroperoxide mediated oxidative injury to human liver cells (An in-vitro study)
Sheri-Ann Tan, Sonia Ramos, María Angeles Martín, Raquel Mateos, Michael Harvey, Surash Ramanathan, Nazalan Najimudin, Maqsudul Alam, Laura Bravo, Luis Goya
pp. 10–19 · DOI: 10.5530/ax.2012.3.2 · Published
Introduction: Papaya plant parts are endowed with various therapeutic functions. As of to date, there are still no report comparing the antioxidative and hepatoprotective potentials of the three widely eaten parts of pap…
- Article
Antioxidant and antibacterial properties of some fresh and dried Labiatae herbs
Eric Wei Chiang Chan, Lei Quan Kong, Kar Yen Yee, Wen Yee Chua, Tze Ying Loo
pp. 20–27 · DOI: 10.5530/ax.2012.3.3 · Published
Introduction:Although the antioxidant and antibacterial properties of Labiatae herbs are well known, the effects of different drying methods are yet to be determined. In this study, the antioxidant and antibacterial prop…
- Article
Antioxidant capacity and phenolic content of Elaeagnus kologa schlecht. an underexploited fruit from India
Sasikumar JM, Joghee Patharaj, Adithya ES, Paul Hephzibah Christabel, Shamna R
pp. 28–35 · DOI: 10.5530/ax.2012.3.4 · Published
Introduction:In this study, assessment of total phenolic and flavonoid contents and antioxidant capacity of methanolic extract of fruits of Elaeagnus kologa Schldl. were examined for the first time. Methods: For the dete…
- Article
Phytochemical screening and in vitro evaluation of free radical scavenging activity of Cordia macleodii bark. (HOOK.F. & THOMSON)
Pankaj B. Nariya, V. J. Shukla, R. N. Acharya
pp. 36–40 · DOI: 10.5530/ax.2012.3.5 · Published
Antioxidant activity has been assessed by in vitro method for phytochemical fraction of plant, viz. methanolic and butanol extracts of Cordia macleodii bark. This investigation was under taken to evaluate methanolic and …
- Article
In-vitro antioxidant activity and phytochemical analysis in extracts of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis stem and leaves
Deepa Garg, Ayesha Shaikh, Aditya Muley, Thankamani Marar
pp. 41–46 · DOI: 10.5530/ax.2012.3.6 · Published
Free radicals induce numerous diseases by lipid peroxidation, and DNA damage. It has been reported that numerous plant extracts have antioxidant activities to scavenge free radicals. In the present study, the antioxidant…
- Article
Antioxidant and free radical scavenging activity of Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth wood bark and leaves
Shankar D. Katekhaye, Maheshkumar S. Kale
pp. 47–57 · DOI: 10.5530/ax.2012.3.7 · Published
Background: Several studies are going on worldwide directed towards finding natural antioxidants from plant origin which possess strong antioxidant activity. Objective: The aim of the present study was to study in vitro …
- Article
Assessment of antioxidant enzymes and free radical scavenging activity of selected medicinal plants
Umesh Kumar, Meenakshi Mishra, Veeru Prakash
pp. 58–63 · DOI: 10.5530/ax.2012.3.8 · Published
Indian medicinal plants (Cassia fistula, Cinnamomum cassia, Acacia catechu and Citrus limon) were analyzed to study their antioxidant activity. Preliminary phytochemical screening revealed that C. fistula and C. cassia a…