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Preliminary assessment of antioxidant activity of young edible leaves of seven Ficus species in the ethnic diet in Xishuangbanna, Southwest China
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The total phenolic and flavonoid contents appear to be responsible, at least in part, for the extracts’ excellent antioxidant capacity and all the extracts exhibited dose-dependent antioxidant activity.About:
This article is published in Food Chemistry.The article was published on 2011-10-15. It has received 40 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: DPPH & ABTS.read more
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Ficus plants: State of the art from a phytochemical, pharmacological, and toxicological perspective
Bahare Salehi,Abhay Prakash Mishra,Manisha Nigam,Natallia Karazhan,Ila Shukla,Anna Kiełtyka-Dadasiewicz,Barbara Sawicka,Aleksandra Głowacka,M. S. Abu-Darwish,Amer H. Tarawneh,Anastassiya V. Gadetskaya,Célia Cabral,Lígia Salgueiro,Montserrat Victoriano,Miquel Martorell,Anca Oana Docea,Anna Abdolshahi,Daniela Calina,Javad Sharifi-Rad +18 more
TL;DR: The medical potential and long‐term pharmacotherapeutic use of the genus Ficus along with no serious reported adverse events, suggests that it can be considered as being safe.
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In Vitro Screening for β-Hydroxy-β-methylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitory and Antioxidant Activity of Sequentially Extracted Fractions of Ficus palmata Forsk
Danish Iqbal,M. Salman Khan,Amir Khan,Mohd Sajid Khan,Saheem Ahmad,A.K. Srivastava,Paramdeep Bagga +6 more
TL;DR: Results showed that FPBA extract not only possess significant antioxidant and genoprotective property but also is able to attenuate the enzymatic activity of HMG-CoA reductase, which might suggest its role in combating various oxidative stress-related diseases, including atherosclerosis.
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The genus Ficus (Moraceae) used in diet: Its plant diversity, distribution, traditional uses and ethnopharmacological importance.
TL;DR: The genus Ficus is generally used as a dietary plant, although use of a individual species seems uncommon, and the diet-medicine overlap of the uses of this genus is highlighted to enable further understanding of the potential for broader health benefits, rather than limiting studies in this genus to its only-Medicinal properties.
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Bioactivity guided fractionation and hypolipidemic property of a novel HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor from Ficus virens Ait
TL;DR: The discovery of n-Octadecanyl-O-α-D-glucopyranosyl (F18) is reported as a novel HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor with strong antioxidant property that clearly demonstrated the antioxidant potential and therapeutic efficacy of the inhibitor as an alternate drug against hyperlipidemia.
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Norman Myers,Russell A. Mittermeier,Cristina G. Mittermeier,Gustavo A. B. da Fonseca,Jennifer Kent +4 more
TL;DR: A ‘silver bullet’ strategy on the part of conservation planners, focusing on ‘biodiversity hotspots’ where exceptional concentrations of endemic species are undergoing exceptional loss of habitat, is proposed.
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Use of a Free Radical Method to Evaluate Antioxidant Activity
TL;DR: The antiradical properties of various antioxidants were determined using the free radical 2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH*) in its radical form as discussed by the authors.
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TL;DR: Evidence that the appropriate and inappropriate production of oxidants, together with the ability of organisms to respond to oxidative stress, is intricately connected to ageing and life span is reviewed.
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The Effects of Plant Flavonoids on Mammalian Cells:Implications for Inflammation, Heart Disease, and Cancer
TL;DR: Western medicine has not yet used flavonoids therapeutically, even though their safety record is exceptional, and suggestions are made where such possibilities may be worth pursuing.
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Antioxidant and prooxidant behavior of flavonoids: structure-activity relationships.
TL;DR: The antioxidant and prooxidant behavior of flavonoids and the related activity-structure relationships were investigated in this study using the oxygen radical absorbance capacity assay.