Volume 5, Issue 2

Original Article

1. Article

   Antioxidant Effect of Aqueous Extract of Triticum aestivum Grass on Insulin Resistance models in Wistar Albino Rats

   Jayanti Prava Behera, Yerramalli Roja Ramani, Itishree Prusty, Sahu Swapna Rohit

   pp. 43–51 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2015.2.1 · Published

   Context:Prolonged use of hypoglycaemic drugs is problematic due to their toxic side effects and diminution of response. Oral antihyperglycaemic agents from plant sources are therefore being explored for use in traditiona…

2. Article

   Solvent extract from Opuntia stricta fruit peels: Chemical composition and Biological activities

   Mohamed Koubaa, Ameni Ktata, Fatma Bouaziz, Dorra Driss, Raoudha Ellouz Ghorbel, Semia Ellouz Chaabouni

   pp. 52–59 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2015.2.2 · Published

   Background and aim:Opuntia stricta is belonging to the Cactaceae family. Its fruit is composed of around 69% peels, 21% pulp and 10% seeds. Extracting bioactive compounds from the peels; the major part usually discarded,…

3. Article

   High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography and High Performance Liquid Chromatography determination of Quercetin from Polyalthia longifolia leaves

   Gaurav Mahesh Doshi, Hemant Devidas Une

   pp. 60–64 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2015.2.3 · Published

   Introduction: Polyalthia longifolia Thwaites (PL) is an ornamentally important flowering tree with immense potential. Identification of phytochemical constituents from plant extracts is need of hour in developing countri…

4. Article

   Correlation of Anticancer Effects of 12 Iranian Herbs on Human breast Adenocarcinoma cells with antioxidant Properties

   Reyhane Hoshyar, Seyedeh Elham Mostafavinia, Asghar Zarban, Mohammad Hassanpour, Mozhde Partovfari, Amir Taheri, Mohsen Pouyan

   pp. 65–73 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2015.2.4 · Published

   Introduction: Many of Medicinal plants have been investigated for possible anticancer properties. The correlation cytotoxic effect of herbs with antioxidant activity is unclear, yet. The aim of the present study was to e…

5. Article

   Involvement of Calcium ion in Enhancement of antioxidant and antidiabetic Potential of Fenugreek Sprouts

   Saran Kumar Gupta, Palash Mandal

   pp. 74–82 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2015.2.5 · Published

   Introduction: Calcium ion (Ca2+) is considered as a key signal transducer in plants which is involved in various physiological processes. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the influence of Ca2+ in enhancement …

6. Article

   Antioxidant activities of leaf extracts of Euphorbia fusiformis Buch. -Ham. ex D. Don (Euphorbiaceae)

   Desingu Kamalanathan, Ramalingam Srinivasan, Tamilselvan Pratheeba, Ragunathan Yuvarajan, Devarajan Natarajan

   pp. 83–89 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2015.2.6 · Published

   Introduction: Free radicals such as reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) are known to causes damage to the cellular biomolecules, resulting degenerative diseases. Antioxidants are prevent the…

7. Article

   Antioxidant profiling of C3 quercetin glycosides: Quercitrin, Quercetin 3-β-D-glucoside and Quercetin 3-O-(6”-O-malonyl)-β-Dglucoside in cell free environment

   Niranjan A. Panat, Bhushan K. Amrute, Shateesh Bhattu, Santosh K. Haram, Geeta K. Sharma, Saroj S. Ghaskadbi

   pp. 90–100 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2015.2.7 · Published

   Introduction:Flavonoid Quercetin is a major constituent of fruits and vegetables which naturally exists in the form of its glycosides, foremost as C3 glycosides. Three Quercetin glycosides namely quercitrin, quercetin 3-…