Present study was designed to compare antioxidant and DNA damage protection of Soxhlet assisted (80% methanol) extract (SEMC) with microwave assisted (80% methanol) extract of Michelia champaca Linn. (MEMC). The in vitro antioxidant activity of SEMC and MEMC were tested for DPPH, hydroxyl radical (OH) by deoxyribose, lipid peroxidation and reducing power capacity. The extracts were also tested ...

The aims of this study are to determine and compare the antioxidant levels and activities (i.e. primary and secondary) between selected seeds of Malaysian tropical fruits - guava (Psidium guajava), mango (Mangifera indica L.) and papaya (Carica papaya L.). Seeds are among byproducts from the processing of fruitsbased products. Instead of discarding seeds as waste, seeds with high potential as a...

Molyneux, P. The use of the stable free radical diphenylpicrylhydrazyl (DPPH) for estimating antioxidant activity Songklanakarin J. Sci. Technol., 2004, 26(2) : 211-219 The use of the stable free radical diphenylpicrylhydrazyl (DPPH) to estimate the activity of antioxidants is reviewed. Current applications of the method are examined, particularly the use of the parameter EC50 (substrate concen...

As plants produce a huge amount of antioxidants they can represent a source of new compounds with antioxidant activities. From this point of view, the main goal of this research was to study the antioxidant activities of the Ficus carica through the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radicalscavenging method. Since DPPH assay has been largely used as a quick, reliable, and reproducible parame...

Objective: The present investigation was an attempt to evaluate the phytochemical constituents, free radical scavenging activities and antioxidant properties of the methanol extract of leaves of Hypericum hookerianum. Methods: The total antioxidant activity was assayed by DPPH free radical scavenging assay method. The phytochemicals in the methanol extract of leaves of Hypericum hookerianum wer...

Introduction: Garlic (Allium sativum) is widely used as a flavor-enhancing dietary ingredient and exhibits wide spectrum of pharmacological effects. This study aimed to investigate the therapeutic effects aqueous garlic extract explore bioactivity against 15-lipoxygenase (15-LOX) mediated inflammopathies. Methods: In this study, antioxidant (DPPH free radical scavenging assay reducing power ass...

BACKGROUND The use of plants and their derived substances increases day by day for the discovery of therapeutic agents owing to their versatile applications. Current research is directed towards finding naturally-occurring antioxidants having anticancer properties from plant origin since oxidants play a crucial role in developing various human diseases. The present study was designed to investi...

Antioxidative properties of plants may be associated with oxidative stress defence in different human diseases. Oxidative and free radicals can neutralized by antioxidants which are great significance preventing the expansion these Many studies have investigated toxic effect synthetic antioxidants, thus to avoid effects new natural origin been deliberated recent years. Mint (Mentha longifolia) ...

Curcumin metabolites namely curcumin monoglucuronide and curcumin diglucuronide were synthesized using an alternative synthetic approach. The anti-oxidant potential of these curcumin glucuronides was compared with that of curcumin using DPPH scavenging method and Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC) assay. The results show that curcumin monoglucuronide exhibits 10 fold less anti-oxidant ac...

Phytochemical investigation of the aerial parts of Senecio desfontainei afforded one new benzoxepine derivative, senecioside (1) along with eleven known compounds (2-12). Their structures were assigned from H and C NMR spectra, DEPT and 2D COSY, NOE, HSQC and HMBC NMR experiments. All these compounds were tested for antioxidant activity in the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scaven...