Kraemer [1900], who investigated the galls formed by Cynips aciculata on Quercus cocinea, found that during the chrysalis stage gallic acid was produced and that as the imago developed the gallic acid gave place to tannic acid. These observations gain in interest if viewed in the light of the recent investigations of v. Stockert and Zellner [1914], who have proved the presence of nitrogenous pr...

The principal active constituents of Polygonum capitatum are phenolic acids and flavonoids, such as gallic acid, quercitrin, and quercetin. The aim of this study was to develop and validate a method to determine the three constituents and the corresponding conjugated metabolites of Polygonum capitatum in vivo and to conduct pharmacokinetic studies on the herb, a well-known Miao medicinal plant ...

Objective: To assess the phenolic acid content of skin, pulp, covering pulp of seed and seed of raw and ripe jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus). Methods: High Performance Liquid Chromatographic (HPLC) analysis was done of various parts of raw and ripe jackfruits. Results: Raw fruit skin was rich in gallic (22.73 μg/g) followed by tannic and ferulic acids. In ripe fruit, the skin had high amou...

In the present study, the fractionated extracts of Sesbania grandiflora bark were prepared and evaluated for their biological activities. The ethyl acetate fractionate (EAF) showed high antioxidant activity along with free radical scavenging and reducing mechanisms. The free radical scavenging antioxidant activity of EAF was 69.3 ± 3.6% where its Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity was 13.6 ...

Cyclodextrin-inclusion complexes (CD-ICs) possess great prominence in food and pharmaceutical industries due to their enhanced ability for stabilization of active compounds during processing, storage and usage. Here, CD-IC of gallic acid (GA) with hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin (GA/HPβCD-IC) was prepared and then incorporated into polylactic acid (PLA) nanofibers (PLA/GA/HPβCD-IC-NF) using ele...

conclusions the results suggest the important role of the antioxidant system potentiation in the prevention of myocardial damage. results cell degenerative changes, pyknotic nuclei, contraction bands, edema, and loosening of collagen in between muscle fibers were observed during ischemia-reperfusion. myocardial architecture and cellular morphology were recovered in co-administration groups, esp...

Oxidative stress, produced as a consequence of normal metabolism or induced by extraneous stimuli, has been proved to be a mediator of cell death. The inherent antioxidant defense system and exogenous antioxidants can help the body to combat this oxidative stress-induced cell death. In this study, we explored the antiapoptotic potential of gallic acid, a dietary phenolic having antioxidative an...