Volume 7, Issue 2

Original Article

1. Article

   Antioxidant Assay of Gold and Silver Nanoparticles from Edible Basidiomycetes Mushroom Fungi

   Rajendran Madhanraj, Muthukumarasamy Eyini, Paulraj Balaji

   pp. 137–142 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2017.2.20 · Published

   Background: In recent years, nanotechnology research is emerging as cutting edge technology interdisciplinary with physics, chemistry, biology, material science and medicine. AuNPs and AgNPs are an important class of nan…

2. Article

   Antioxidant Potential of a Toxic Plant Calotropis procera R.Br.

   Mruthunjaya Kenganora, Meera Bhaskaran, Manjula Nanjundiah Santhepete, Vijaykumar Ishwar Hukkeri

   pp. 143–151 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2017.2.21 · Published

   Background: Calotropis procera R.Br. (Family, Apocynaceae) is a toxic herb which was known to have great importance in the Ayurveda. The plant is anthelmintic; relieves strangury; cures ulcers; the ashes act as an expect…

3. Article

   Preliminary Outcomes on the Use of an Antioxidant Dietary Supplement for Patients with or at Risk of Heart Disease

   Alfred Sparman

   pp. 152–155 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2017.2.22 · Published

   Aims: To report initial feasibility outcomes from a pilot study on the use of a potent antioxidant dietary supplement on several parameters in persons with or at risk of heart disease. Statistical analysis used:In this u…

4. Article

   Safety Profile and Effect on Libido of a Combined Bryophyllum pinnatum, Moringa oleifera and Vitamin C Phytotherapeutic Agent

   Sparman s, Alfred a, Thompson t, Kimberlee k

   pp. 156–159 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2017.2.23 · Published

   Introduction: Both Moringa oleifera andBryophyllum pinnatum are well known phytotherapeutics with a range of potential applications that capitalize on their anti-oxidant properties, ranging from improving risk factors fo…

5. Article

   Investigation of Antioxidant Activity and Phytochemical Compositions of Celtis Tournefortii

   Işıl Yıldırım, Yılmaz Uğur, Türkan Kutlu

   pp. 160–165 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2017.2.24 · Published

   Context: Phytochemicals are non-nutritive plant chemicals that have protective or disease preventive properties. Because they have antioxidant property and protect our cells against oxidative damage. Aim: This work aimed…

6. Article

   Phytochemical Evaluation and In vitro Antioxidant Activity of Various Solvent Extracts of Leucas aspera (Willd.) Link Leaves

   Vellaichamy Muthupandi Annapandian, Shanmuga Sundaram Rajagopal

   pp. 166–171 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2017.2.25 · Published

   Background: Free radicals initiate the oxidative stress and damage the healthy cells. These damages contribute ageing, cancer, cardiovascular and inflammatory diseases. Phenolic compounds, flavonoids and tannins are dire…

7. Article

   The Role of N-acetylcysteine Amide in Defending Primary Human Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells against Tert-butyl hydroperoxide-induced Oxidative Stress

   Hsiu-Jen Wang, Yue-Wern Huang, Shakila Tobwala, Annalise Pfaf, Robert Aronstam, Nuran Ercal

   pp. 172–177 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2017.2.26 · Published

   Background: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of blindness in the United States among adults age 60 and older. While oxidative stress is implicated in the pathogenesis of AMD, dietary antioxidants…

8. Article

   Antioxidant Activities of Root, Stem and Leaves of Vernonia ci nerea (L) Less.

   Arti Goggi, Nutan Malpathak

   pp. 178–183 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2017.2.27 · Published

   Background: Vernonia cinerea (L) Less has ethnomedicinal importance and is well known for its anti-inflammatory and anticancerous properties. Objective: Present study investigates antioxidant activity of various crude ex…

9. Article

   Antioxidant and Anticancer Activities of Methanol Extract of Seeds of Datura stramonium l.

   Saleem Iqbal, Chandrasekaran Sivaraj, Krishnasamy Gunasekaran

   pp. 184–189 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2017.2.28 · Published

   Background: Datura stramonium belongs to the family Solanaceae which is commonly dubbed as thorn apple or jimson weed, and is abundant throughout tropical and subtropical regions.Datura seeds and leaves are used as anti-…

10. Article

    In vitro Anti-oxidant Activity in Methanolic Extracts of five Pogostemon Species

    Muthuraj Kaliyappan, Nagarajan Nallasamy, Siva Priya Kathirivan Thirumuruthy

    pp. 190–194 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2017.2.29 · Published

    Objectives: The Oxidation damages are induced by highly reactive oxygen species in human body. Antioxidants terminate the inactive of these radicals and reduce the risk. In this study, we compared the antioxidant propert…

11. Article

    Phytochemical Analysis of Cinnamomum zeylanicum Bark and Molecular Docking of Procyanidin B2 against the Transcription Factor Nf- κB

    Badrinarayanan Varalakshmi, Vijaya Anand, Thirunethiran Karpagam, Angappan Shanmugapriya, Sundararaj Gomathi, Jaganathan Sugunabai, Vasudevan Suganya, Sethuraj Geetha, Sethuraman Sathianachiyar

    pp. 195–199 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2017.2.30 · Published

    Introduction: Identification of novel natural antioxidant compounds is a highly demanding avenue of therapy for oxidative stress induced diseases. The bark of Cinnamomum zeylanicum commonly known as Ceylon cinnamon is co…