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Antioxidants, Volume 4, Issue 2

June 2015 - 12 articles

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Articles (12)

  • Article
  • Open Access
93 Citations
15,391 Views
20 Pages

Bioactive Compounds and Antioxidant Activity in Different Grafted Varieties of Bell Pepper

  • Celia Chávez-Mendoza,
  • Esteban Sanchez,
  • Ezequiel Muñoz-Marquez,
  • Juan Pedro Sida-Arreola and
  • Maria Antonia Flores-Cordova

23 June 2015

Grafting favors the presence of bioactive compounds in the bell pepper, but many species and varieties have not yet been analyzed in this sense, including commonly grafted varieties. The aim of the present study is to characterize the content in β-ca...

  • Article
  • Open Access
80 Citations
9,117 Views
17 Pages

9 June 2015

In order to evaluate the therapeutic potential of polyphenolic extracts from root bark of M. arboreus, we have determined the content of various polyphenols in aqueous and ethanol (EtOH) extract as well as two sub-fractions of the latter: ethyl aceta...

  • Article
  • Open Access
196 Citations
15,288 Views
16 Pages

4 June 2015

In the quest for new medicines, the methanolic, hexanic, and aqueous extracts of Adiantum caudatum leaves, obtained by Soxhlet extraction, were analyzed for phenolic and flavonoid contents, and antioxidant and antimicrobial potential. TPCs (total phe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
93 Citations
22,178 Views
21 Pages

27 May 2015

The bioavailability of the most abundant and most active green tea antioxidant, epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) remains uncertain. Therefore, the systemic absorption of EGCG was tested in healthy fasted humans. It was administered as capsules with w...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
6,734 Views
14 Pages

8 May 2015

An integrated approach including chemical and biological assessments was developed to investigate the differences between Apocynum venetum L. (AV) and its adulterant, Apocynum pictum Schrenk (AP). Ten flavonoids were tentatively identified by ultra-v...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
6,916 Views
14 Pages

Systematic Study of the Content of Phytochemicals in Fresh and Fresh-Cut Vegetables

  • María Isabel Alarcón-Flores,
  • Roberto Romero-González,
  • José Luis Martínez Vidal and
  • Antonia Garrido Frenich

6 May 2015

Vegetables and fruits have beneficial properties for human health, because of the presence of phytochemicals, but their concentration can fluctuate throughout the year. A systematic study of the phytochemical content in tomato, eggplant, carrot, bro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
9,843 Views
18 Pages

Quercetin, a Flavonoid Antioxidant, Ameliorated Procarbazine-Induced Oxidative Damage to Murine Tissues

  • Ebenezer Tunde Olayinka,
  • Ayokanmi Ore,
  • Oluwatobi Adewumi Adeyemo,
  • Olaniyi Solomon Ola,
  • Olaoluwa Oluwaseun Olotu and
  • Roseline Chinonye Echebiri

28 April 2015

Procarbazine (PCZ) (indicated in Hodgkin’s disease), is an alkylating agent known to generate free radicals in vivo, while Quercetin (QCT) is a flavonoid antioxidant with proven free radical scavenging capacity. This study investigated the protective...

  • Review
  • Open Access
39 Citations
8,440 Views
23 Pages

Oxidative Stress and Dietary Fat Type in Relation to Periodontal Disease

  • Alfonso Varela-López,
  • José L. Quiles,
  • Mario Cordero,
  • Francesca Giampieri and
  • Pedro Bullón

28 April 2015

Oxidative stress is one of the main factors studied to explain the pathophysiological mechanisms of inflammatory conditions, such as periodontitis. In this respect, nutrition may be of great importance. Actually, research on nutrients’ effects on per...

  • Review
  • Open Access
43 Citations
11,854 Views
11 Pages

23 April 2015

Calendula is a topical agent derived from a plant of the marigold family Calendula Officinalis. Containing numerous polyphenolic antioxidants, calendula has been studied in both the laboratory and clinical setting for the use in treating and preventi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
7,962 Views
12 Pages

In Vitro Cultivars of Vaccinium corymbosum L. (Ericaceae) are a Source of Antioxidant Phenolics

  • Rodrigo A. Contreras,
  • Hans Köhler,
  • Marisol Pizarro and
  • Gustavo E. Zúiga

9 April 2015

The antioxidant activity and phenolic composition of six in vitro cultured blueberry seedlings were determined. Extracts were prepared in 85% ethanol from 30 days old in vitro cultured plants and used to evaluate the antioxidant capacities that inclu...

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