Improvement of DNA damage protection and antioxidant activity of biotransformed pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) cultivar PUSA-415 using Aspergillus oryzae MTCC 3107

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 221-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raj Kumar Salar ◽  
Sukhvinder Singh Purewal
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 150-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sukhvinder Singh Purewal ◽  
Raj Kumar Salar ◽  
Manpreet Singh Bhatti ◽  
Kawaljit Singh Sandhu ◽  
Surender Kumar Singh ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 1479-1488 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sukhvinder Singh Purewal ◽  
Kawaljit Singh Sandhu ◽  
Raj Kumar Salar ◽  
Pinderpal Kaur

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (35) ◽  
pp. 29741-29756 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Xiao ◽  
Juan Fan ◽  
Yulian Chen ◽  
Xin Rui ◽  
Qiuqin Zhang ◽  
...  

In this study,Rhizopus oligosporusRT-3, which was first isolated in our group, was used for solid state fermentation of soybeans (R. oligosporus-fermented soybeans, RFS) in a short time (22 h).


Author(s):  
PRIYANKA CHAKRABORTY ◽  
NRIPENDRA NATH BALA ◽  
SUDIPTA DAS

Objective: Our main aim is to evaluate the comparative in vitro antioxidant and DNA damage protection activity study with different extracts of tubers of Arisaema tortuosum. Methods: A. tortuosum (Wall.) Schott. (Araceae family) is commonly known as whipcord cobra lily, used in India as traditional medicine. In vitro, antioxidant activity was done by six methods including determination of total phenolic and total flavonoid compounds. The DNA damage was estimated by standard diphenylamine reaction. Results: Methanolic extract of tubers of A. tortuosum has been found rich in phenolic and flavonoid compounds when compared with other extracts. Methanolic extract of rhizomes of A. tortuosum showed potent antioxidant activity at a concentration of 400 μg/mL and potent the DNA damage protecting activity at a concentration of 50 μg/mL. Conclusion: Comparative study against oxidative damage and protection to the DNA damage protection activity of the different extracts of tubers of A. tortuosum (Wall.) Schott. showed that methanolic extract is most potent, though ethyl acetate extract also showed activity.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Upendarrao Golla ◽  
Solomon Sunder Raj Bhimathati

Desmostachya bipinnataStapf (Poaceae/Gramineae) is an official drug of ayurvedic pharmacopoeia. Various parts of this plant were used extensively in traditional and folklore medicine to cure various human ailments. The present study was aimed to evaluate the antioxidant and DNA damage protection activity of hydroalcoholic extract ofDesmostachya bipinnatabothin vitroandin vivo, to provide scientific basis for traditional usage of this plant. The extract showed significant antioxidant activity in a dose-dependent manner with an IC50value of264.18±3.47 μg/mL in H2O2scavenging assay and prevented the oxidative damage to DNA in presence of DNA damaging agent (Fenton’s reagent) at a concentration of 50 μg/mL. Also, the presence of extract protected yeast cells in a dose-dependent manner against DNA damaging agent (Hydroxyurea) in spot assay. Moreover, the presence of extract exhibited significant antioxidant activityin vivoby protecting yeast cells against oxidative stressing agent (H2O2). Altogether, the results of current study revealed thatDesmostachya bipinnatais a potential source of antioxidants and lends pharmacological credence to the ethnomedical use of this plant in traditional system of medicine, justifying its therapeutic application for free-radical-induced diseases.


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