antibacterial, antifungal and antioxidant activities of methanolic crude extracts from aerial parts of four arnebia species namely arnebia fimbriopetala, arnebia linearifolia, arnebia garandiflora, arnebia tubata were screened. total phenolic contents were determined by folin-ciocalteu procedure and ranged from 2.2 ± 0.13 (a. fimbriopetala) to 1.6 ± 1.0 mg (arnebia tubata) gallic acid µmol equi...

Chronic exposure to oxidants is associated with an increased incidence of malignancy; however, the mechanism(s) by which oxidants contribute to carcinogenesis is unknown. Since oncogene activation plays an important role in carcinogenesis, we hypothesized that hydroxyl radical-induced DNA damage might contribute to carcinogenesis by causing oncogene activation. The studies reported herein demon...

Being encouraged by the results of qualitative analysis followed by quantification studies of antioxidants found in various extracts of Cyanotis fasciculata, the present study was designed to assess the free radical scavenging activity of 70% hydro alcoholic (AE) and methanolic extracts (ME) of this plant through DPPH and hydroxyl radical scavenging activities, in addition to ferric reducing as...

The electron paramagnetic resonance technique of spin trapping was employed to study the interaction of hydroxyl radicals with carnosine and related His-containing dipeptides. His and His-containing dipeptides were able to quench 49.1-94.996 of hydroxyl radicals produced by Fez+ and HzOz. The hydroxyl radical scavenging activity of dipeptides was in the order @-Ala < yaminobutyric acid (GABA) <...

Ethanolic extract of leaves of Elaeocarpus ganitrus was analyzed for their total antioxidant capacity, reducing power, metal chelating, ABTS+ (2, 2-azinobis-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonate) radical scavenging and hydroxyl radical scavenging activities. The extract at 500 ?g/ml showed maximum Iron chelating activity (76.70%) followed by the scavenging of the ABTS+ radical (55.77%) at the sa...

An ultrasonic dental descaling instrument has been characterised using sonochemical techniques. Mapping the emission from luminol solution revealed the distribution of cavitation produced in water around the tips. Hydroxyl radical production rates arising from water sonolysis were measured using terephthalate dosimetry and found to be in the range of mol min -1 , comparable with those from a s...

Two-dimensional nanomaterials have potential as a new class of antioxidants that combine physical barrier function with ultrahigh surface area for free radical scavenging. This work presents the first measurements of the chemical reactivities of graphene-based materials toward a set of model free radicals and reactive oxygen species using electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy (EPR) and s...

Context: Barleria prionitis L. (Family Acanthaceae; commonly known as Vajradanti), is an annual shrub, 1–3 feet high, found throughout tropical Asia and in South Africa. Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the antioxidant activity of 50% ethanolic extract of leaf, flower, and stem of B. prionitis by using β carotene bleaching assay, reducing power and free radical scavenging...

BACKGROUND tudy describes antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of Sauropus androgynus leaf dialysed protein extract. Free radicals are implicated for many diseases including diabetes mellitus, arthritis, cancer, ageing etc. In the treatment of these diseases, antioxidant therapy has gained utmost importance. The main objective of the present study was to reveal the antioxidant and anti-...

OBJECTIVES The present study was aimed to investigate the α-amylase inhibition and antioxidant activities of methanolic extract of Amaranthus caudatus Linn (MeAc). METHODS Methanolic extract of Amaranthus caudatus was screened for α-amylase inhibition activity by CNPG3 method (2-chloro-p-nitrophenyl-α-D-maltotrioside) and antioxidant activity was evaluated by 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazile (...