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| Title: | Antioxidant activity of extract of Rhus oxyacantha root cortex |
| Authors: | Tebourbi, Olfa
Trabelsi, Chiraz
Nasr, Cherif Ben
Sakly, Mohsen |
| Keywords: | DDT
Oxidative stress
Proanthocyanidins
Rhus oxyacantha |
| Issue Date: | Mar-2006 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| Abstract: | In the present study, the root extract of Rhus oxyacantha contained 25.33 mg of
catechin equivalent per mg of fresh wt and was found rich in proanthocyanidins
compared to vine shoot, grape pips and leaves. The chromatographic analysis of
the extract suggested the presence of (+) catechin, (-) epicatechin
-3-O-gallate as well as proanthocyanidinic oligomers and polymers. Root cortex
inhibited the ascorbic acid oxidation by dioxygen. It also prevented
DDT-induced thymocytes death in a dose-dependent manner. The results suggested
antioxidant property of root extract of Rhus
oxyacantha which could be ascribed to its free radical scavenging nature. |
| Page(s): | 246-249 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1009 (Online); 0019-5189 (Print) |
| Source: | IJEB Vol.44(03) [March 2006]
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