Antioxidant and Hepatoprotective Activity of a Lichen Usnea ghattensis in Vitro |
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Authors: | Neeraj Verma B C Behera Urmila Makhija |
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Institution: | Plant Science Division, Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, MS, India. |
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Abstract: | Antioxidative and hepatoprotective activity of a cultured lichen Usnea ghattensis has been studied. The methanolic extract of cultured lichen U. ghattensis showed good antioxidant activity by preventing lipid peroxidation by 67% and 86% in Trolox-equivalent antioxidant capacity at 20 microg/ml. It also showed superoxide, 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl, nitric oxide, and hydroxyl radical-scavenging activity, 89%, 89.6%, 94.8%, and 89.6%, respectively, and found levels higher then that known for the synthetic antioxidants butylated hydroxytoluene, butylated hydroxyanisol, and quercetin at 20 microg/ml concentration. The cultured lichen extract also showed hepatoprotection against ethanol-induced toxicity in the mice liver slice culture model by a significant decrease in the antioxidant enzymes, glutathione peroxidase, catalase, and superoxide dismutase, along with a decrease in lipid peroxidation and lactate dehydrogenase release. |
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