The antioxidant and antinociceptive activities of Citrus limon essential oil (EO) were assessed in mice or in vitro tests. EO possesses a strong antioxidant potential according to the scavenging assays. Moreover, it presented scavenger activity against all in vitro tests. Orally, EO (50, 100, and 150  mg/kg) significantly reduced the number of writhes, and, at highest doses, it reduced the numb...

Abstract A comparative analysis of available data suggests that metal and oxide nanoparticles widely used in plant physiology participate the regulation pro-/antioxidant balance higher plants. The dual role is shown: on one hand, they act as triggers oxidative stress and, other can counteract development improve efficiency plant’s antioxidant system. Under abiotic conditions, adaptogens, thus e...

α-Viniferin and caraphenol A, the two oligostilbenes, have the sole difference of the presence or absence of an exocyclic double bond at the π-π conjugative site. In this study, the antioxidant capacity and relevant mechanisms for α-viniferin and caraphenol A were comparatively explored using spectrophotometry, UV-visible spectral analysis, and electrospray ionization quadrupole time-of-flight ...

introduction: epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder in which patients experience spontaneous recurrent seizures and deficiency in learning and memory. although the most commonly recommended therapy is drug treatment, some patients do not achieve adequate control of their seizures on existing drugs. new medications with novel mechanisms of action are needed to help those patients whose sei...

the therapeutic potential of crude extracts of aerial parts (stem, leaves and flowers) of tridax procumbens was screened for in vitro antioxidant potential and alpha amylase inhibitory action. the crude hydro-methanolic, aqueous and petroleum ether extracts were obtained by percolation-maceration method using 50% methanol, double distilled water and petroleum ether as solvents. phytochemical sc...

nitric oxide (no) is an important signalling molecule with diverse physiological functions inplants. in the last years, many advances have been obtained regarding no synthesis and its physiologicaleffects in plants. it was found to play a crucial role in plant growth and development, starting fromgermination to flowering, ripening of fruit and senescence of organs, respiratory metabolism, as we...