The antioxidant potential of Actinidia macrosperma C. F. Liang (Actinidiaceae) was investigated in vitro for total phenolic content, along with total antioxidant activity (TAA), 1,1-diphenyl 2-picryl hydrazyl (DPPH), and lipid peroxidation (LP). The results indicated that different polarity extracts of A. macrosperma exhibit different biological activities, which depends mainly on the presence ...

The present study investigated the potential anticancer activity of the bark of Mangifera zeylanica, an endemic plant in Sri Lanka that has been traditionally used for cancer therapy. Cytotoxic and apoptotic effects were investigated in vitro using sulphorodamine assay, acridine orange and ethidium bromide staining, caspase-3 and -7 activity, DNA fragmentation and reverse transcription-quantita...

Trends in Phytochemical Research (TPR) Volume 1 Issue 1 March 2017 K E Y W O R D S Chemical constituents, antioxidant and antibacterial activities of the hexane extract of Alchemilla sericata Reichenb Ali Shafaghat1, , Akram Panahi2 and Masoud Shafaghatlonbar3 1Department of Chemistry, Khalkhal Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khalkhal, Iran 2Department of Chemistry, Ardabil Branch, Islamic Aza...

dpph radical-scavenging activity of the bene hull oil (bho), sesame oil (seo), rice bran oil (rbo), the oils' methanolic (ch3oh/h2o, 80:20 v/v) or hexane extracts, and their unsaponifiable matters fraction were measured and compared with each other. as a radical-scavenger, seo was significantly stronger than rbo and bho, respectively. unlike bho and rbo, the unsaponifiable (usm) fraction of the...

in west africa and nigeria in particular, many virgin plants are still waiting to be evaluated for their medicinal importance. claims of plants with folk medicinal applications need to be evaluated and verified. gomphrena celosioides (family – amaranthaceae) is a weed grown in lawns and the biological activity of the extract had earlier been established. in the present study, the plant was coll...

The study was conducted to analyze the existence of bioactive phytochemicals extracts in green alga Scenedesmus dimorphus and their antimicrobial role. Various solvents such as methanol, ethanol, N-hegzane and diethylether were used for extraction. The extracts of of Scenedesmus dimorphus were tested against two Gram - positive bacteria (Bacillus subtilis and Micrococcus luteus), a Gram - negat...

Objective: Fruits of lemon pepper (Zanthoxylum acanthopodium DC., Rutaceae) have been traditionally used as a spice and in folk medicine for treatment of diarrhea and stomachache. Stomachache could be associated with mycobacterial infection. The present study was designed to investigate the activity of Z. acanthopodium fruits against a non-infectious Mycobacterium smegmatis and to identify the ...