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- The study evaluated Strychnos nux-vomica, a plant used in traditional medicine, for its antioxidant properties by analyzing both non-enzymatic antioxidants like ascorbic acid and enzymes such as superoxide dismutase.
- The leaf samples showed a significant presence of both types of antioxidants, indicating the plant's potential medicinal value.
- Further research is necessary to confirm these findings through radical scavenging abilities, which is currently in progress.
Article Abstract
In the present investigation, Strychnos nux-vomica, an important plant used in traditional medicine, was evaluated for its antioxidant potential. The antioxidant potentials were examined in terms of non-enzymatic antioxidant molecules and activities of antioxidant enzymes. The non-enzymatic antioxidant molecules studied were ascorbic acid, alpha-tocopherol and reduced glutathione. The estimated antioxidant enzymes were superoxide dismutase, ascorbate peroxidase, catalase, peroxidase and polyphenol oxidase. The analyses were carried out in the field-collected leaf samples. It was found that plant contained a significant quantity of non-enzymatic and enzymatic antioxidants in the leaves. These findings have high significance in the pharmacological industry; however, a detailed investigation is needed to confirm this conclusion, by radical scavenging ability, which is underway in our laboratory.
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