Volume 8, Issue 2

Original Article

1. Article

   Analysis of Antioxidant Activities, Phenolic and Other Metabolites of Some Biomass Waste (Leaves) of India

   Sainiara Begum, Archana Banerjee, Bratati De

   pp. 102–110 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2018.2.16 · Published

   Background: Antioxidants have important role on human health as well as in food industry. Natural antioxidants are preferred to synthetic antioxidants. Objective: In this study attempt was made to explore the leaf biomas…

2. Article

   Evaluation of Antioxidant and Immunomodulatory Potential of Methanolic Extract of Juniperus squamata Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don

   Rohaya Ali, Nasreena Sajjad, Sabia Qureshi, Sumaya Hassan, Muzaffar Ahmad, Showkat Ahmad Ganie, Rabia Hamid

   pp. 111–119 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2018.2.17 · Published

   Background: Antioxidant plays a vital role in scavenging of free radicals, thus, providing protection against oxidative stress. Now the modern research is directed towards the discovery of herbal antioxidants and immnomo…

3. Article

   Analysis of Brazilian Plant Extracts as Potential Source of Antioxidant Natural Products Using Bench-Top Assays

   Lucyana C. Marin, Ellen C.M. Cavarsan, Ingrit E.C. Díaz, Mateus L.B. Paciencia, Sergio A. Frana, Ivana B. Suffredini

   pp. 120–129 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2018.2.18 · Published

   Introduction: The present work reported the antioxidant and chemical screening of Brazilian plant aqueous and organic extracts. Methods: An amount of 895 Brazilian Amazon aqueous and organic plant extracts were tested in…

4. Article

   Evaluation and Comparison of Antioxidant Activity of Leaves, Pericarps and Pulps of Three Garcinia Species in Malaysia

   Yik-Ling Chew, Yau-Yan Lim

   pp. 130–134 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2018.2.19 · Published

   Background: Garcinia genus plants are a group of well-known fruit trees in Malaysia.The botanical parts of the trees are used for medicinal purposes, where they are prepared as decoction, pastes for wound infections, and…

5. Article

   Antioxidant and Choline Esterase Inhibitory Activity of Phenolic Rich Extracts from Bombax ceiba L. Flowers

   Sonal Sinha, Brijesh Kumar, Dhananjay Kumar Singh, Suaib Luqman, Manish Singh, Ashutosh Singh

   pp. 135–140 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2018.2.20 · Published

   Background: Cognition impairment is the most recurrent form of dementia in aged people indicated by permanent neuronal loss and atypical behaviour. Disparities in cholinergic pathway have been reported as major cause of …

6. Article

   Antioxidant, Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-diabetic Efficiency of Indian Medicinal Plants against Streptozotocin Induced Diabetes in Male Wistar Rats

   Satish Kumar Vemuri, Rajkiran Reddy Banala, Kumar Katragunta, Vijaya Madhuri, Kiruthika Raju, Venkata Gurava Reddy Annapareddy, Pedda Venkata Subbaiah Goli

   pp. 141–148 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2018.2.21 · Published

   Objective: The study was aimed to assess the anti-oxidative and anti-diabetic efficacy of few dietary supplements such as Artocarpus heterophyllus (Raw Jackfruit), Zea mays (Corn Silk),Syzygium cumini (Black plum), and S…

7. Article

   Determination of Plasma Antioxidant Power in Capillary Blood through the Innovative system PAT (Plasma Antioxidant Test)

   Benedetti Serena, Primiterra Mariangela, Finco Annarosa, Gorni Davide, Catalani Simona, Battistelli Serafina, Cornelli Umberto

   pp. 149–152 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2018.2.22 · Published

   Background: Plasma antioxidants (AOs) represent the main barrier of defense against damaging aggression due to reactive species, by reactive oxygen species (ROS). Moreover, changes in AOs plasma content after supplementa…

8. Article

   Preparation, Characterization and Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) Spectroscopic Studies of OXANOH

   Nahidh W Hasaniya, Shyamal Premaratne, Wayne W Zhang, Aziz M Razzuk, J Judson McNamara, Roderick H Dashwood

   pp. 70–73 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2018.2.11 · Published

   Objective: Hydrogenation of the stable free radical, 2-Ethyl-2,5,5-trimethyl-3-oxazolidinoxyl (OXANO•), converts it to the intracellular spin trap, 2-Ethyl-1-hydroxy-2,5,5-trimethyl-3-oxazolidine (OXANOH). Methods: Due t…

9. Article

   GC- MS, FTIR, UV Analysis and in vitro Antioxidant Activity of a Nigeria Poly Herbal Mixture: Pax Herbal Bitters

   Taiwo Olayemi Elufioye, Olubunmi O. Mada

   pp. 74–81 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2018.2.12 · Published

   Objective: The use of herbal products by the majority is primarily based on the belief that herbal drugs are safe, without any side effects, accessible and available at minimal cost. However, there is need for quality as…

10. Article

    Total Phenolic, Flavonoid and Alkaloid Contents, Oxidative DNA Damage Protective and Antioxidant Properties of Methanol and Aqueous Extracts of Dissotis rotundifolia Whole Plant

    Williams Kweku Darkwah, Yanhui Ao, Micheal Buenor Adinortey, Alexander Weremfo, Francis Kwame Abrokwah, Emmanuel Afriyie

    pp. 82–88 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2018.2.13 · Published

    Background: Antioxidants present in natural sources helps to scavenge free radicals and thus, provide health benefits. The main objective for this research is to determine phenolic, flavonoid, and alkaloid contents, nitr…

11. Article

    Phytochemical Composition and Antioxidant Potential of Oven Heated and Microwave Treated Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe)

    Haq Nawaz, Muhammad Aslam Shad, Aziz ur Rehman Aziz, Sidra Tul Muntaha, Saima Muzaffar

    pp. 89–95 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2018.2.14 · Published

    Objective: The study was designed to investigate the effect of heating in the simple oven and microwave treatment on phytochemical composition and antioxidant potential of ginger (Zingiber officinale R.), a popular food …

12. Article

    Antioxidant Capacity of Some Selected Medicinal Plants in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia: The Potential of Sterculia quadrifida R.Br.

    Theodore Yehezkiel Kristoferson Lulan, Sri Fatmawati, Mardi Santoso, Taslim Ersam

    pp. 96–101 · DOI: 10.5530/fra.2018.2.15 · Published

    Background: Medicinal plants derived natural product such as alkaloids, flavonoids and terpenes. The traditional uses claim that medicinal plants of NTT are potential folk medicine but very little research has been condu…