Volume 6, Issue 2

Research Article

1. Article

   Antioxidant Properties of ADJ6 and ITS Effect on Isolated Human Erythrocyte Ghost Membrane

   Anand Duraiswamy, Devanand Shanmugasundaram, Changam Sheela Sasikumar, Sanjay M. Cherian, Kotturathu Mammen Cherian

   pp. 133–138 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2016.2.1 · Published

   Introduction:Oxidative stress is one of the major causes for many adverse complications especially in disorders such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, etc. Many studies have proven that erythrocytes are affec…

2. Article

   Comparative Study of Phytochemicals, Antioxidative Potential & Activity of Enzymatic Antioxidants of Eclipta alba and Plumbago zeylanica by in vitro Assays

   Abhilasha Saxena, Sanghpriya Gautam, Kamal Ram Arya, Rama Kant Singh

   pp. 139–144 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2016.2.2 · Published

   Background: The Plumbago zeylanica (family: Plumbaginaceae) is a widely accepted ethnomedicine around the world including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Australia. Early in vitro researches of Plumbago zeyla…

3. Article

   Isolation of Fisetin from Elaeagnus indica Serv. Bull. (Elaeagnaceae) with antioxidant and antiproliferative activity

   Ramalingam Srinivasan, Devarajan Natarajan, Muthugounder Subramaniam Shivakumar, Nandakumar Nagamurugan

   pp. 145–150 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2016.2.3 · Published

   Background: Eleaegnus indica is a medicinal straggling shrub, belongs to Elaeagnaceae family and reported as potent antimicrobial, anticancer and larvicidal properties. The prime aim of this study was focused on the isol…

4. Article

   Distinct Antioxidant Activity of a Common Antidepressant Drug Imipramine

   Debalina Sinharoy, Debanjan Mukhopadhyay, Shauroseni Palchoudhuri, Bidisha Ghosh, Sukhen Das, Sujata G. Dastidar

   pp. 151–154 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2016.2.4 · Published

   Background:Free radicals are known to cause severe damage to most of the biomolecules in the human system and are responsible for various illnesses including neurodegenerative, cardiovascular and autoimmune disorders. An…

5. Article

   Comprehensive Assessment of Antioxidant Activities of Apigenin Isomers: Vitexin and Isovitexin

   Swati Khole, Niranjan A Panat, Priyanka Suryawanshi, Suchandra Chatterjee, TPA Devasagayam, Saroj Ghaskadbi

   pp. 155–166 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2016.2.5 · Published

   Introduction: Fenugreek is known to possess anti-diabetic as well as antioxidant properties known to increase with germination. Previous study from our laboratory has reported vitexin and isovitexin as major antioxidant …

6. Article

   Effect of Cypermethrin Induced Antioxidant Enzymes Systems in Response to Melatonin Administration in Drosophila Melanogaster

   Selvaraj Vasuki, Sengodan Karthi, Muthugoundar Subramanian Shivakumar

   pp. 167–172 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2016.2.6 · Published

   Introduction:Melatonin, the main hormonal product of the pineal gland, has pleiotropic bioactivity that encompasses numerous endocrinological and behavioral processes. Melatonin and several of its metabolites function as…

7. Article

   Green Antioxidants: Synthesis and Scavenging Activity of Coumarin-Thiadiazoles as Potential Antioxidants Complemented by Molecular Modeling Studies

   Ahmed Al-Amiery, Yasameen Al-Majedy, Dunya Al-Duhaidahawi, Abdul Amir Kadhum, Abu Bakar Mohamad

   pp. 173–177 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2016.2.7 · Published

   Introduction: Coumarin is a natural product compound known for its medicinal properties. Methods: The rational design of 4-hydroxycoumarin functionalized thiadiazoles (3 and 4) was synthesized with tailor-made antioxidan…

8. Article

   In vitro antioxidant activity on roots of Limnophila heterophylla

   Raja Sundararajan, Ravindranadh Koduru

   pp. 178–185 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2016.2.8 · Published

   Objective:The present study was investigating the antioxidant activity of methanol extract of roots of Limnophila heterophylla (Plantaginaceae). Methods:Roots of methanol extract of Limnophila heterophylla were tested fo…