the antioxidant activity and phytoconstituents of the hydromethanolic extract of litchi chinensis (helc) fruit was explored in the present study. the antioxidant potential of extract has been evaluated using several antioxidant models and results were compared to standards. fruit extract showed effective reducing power and free radical scavenging activity in a dose-dependent manner. in case of ...

An efficient ultrasound-assisted extraction technique was employed to extract total flavonoids from Sparganii rhizoma. The optimum extraction conditions for the highest yield of total flavonoids were ethanol concentration 53.62%, ultrasonication time 29.41 min and ultrasound power 300 W, which were determined using response surface methodology. The extraction yields of the optimal ultrasound-as...

A method for correctly assessing hydroxyl radical scavenging activity of antioxidative chemicals and/or biological compounds/materials was proposed. This method can simultaneously assess two factors, i.e. hydroxyl radical-scavenging and 5,5-dimethyl-2-hydroxy-1-pyrrolidine-N-oxide (hydroxyl radical adduct of 5,5-dimethyl-1-pyrroline-N-oxide)-reducing ability, as antioxidative properties. In thi...

PURPOSE The paper tried to systematically investigate the in vitro antioxidant activity of Rhizoma Cibotii (RC) for the first time. METHOD The methanol extract from RC (MERC) was prepared then systematically investigated by various antioxidant assays, including: DPPH• (1, 1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical), ABTS•(+) (3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6- sulfonic acid diammonium salt radical), •O2- (sup...

Three polysaccharide fractions (TPS1, TPS2 and TPS3) with different molecular weights were obtained using ultra filtration membranes from crude tea polysaccharide (CTPS) extracted from abandoned lower grade tea leaves. Each fraction contained different contents of neutral sugar, uronic acid, protein, and total polyphenols. These differences provided basis for the antioxidant and free radical sc...

in this study antioxidant activity of the red algae (hypnea hamulosa) was investigated in the invitro condition. the measurement included total phenolic content, ferric reducing power, dpph radical scavenging activity and total antioxidant activity. seaweed samples with the ratio of 1:20 (algae: solvent) were extracted using conventional solvent extraction method for 24 hours. the applied solve...

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-...

Lantadenes are pentacyclic triterpenoids present in the leaves of the plant Lantana camara. In the present study, in vitro antioxidant activity and free radical scavenging capacity of lantadene A was evaluated using established in vitro models such as ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP), 2,2-diphenyl-1-picryl-hydrazyl (DPPH•), hydroxyl radical (OH•), nitric oxide radical (NO•), superoxide ...

Natural antioxidants such as polysaccharides with strong antioxidant activities are used to protect against oxidative damage, yet little is known so far about the antioxidant effects of litchi fruit polysaccharides. In the present study, four different polysaccharide-enriched fractions were isolated from litchi pulp tissue and partially purified by a stepwise method of ethyl alcohol (EtOH) prec...