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| Theeshan BahorunSummaryAffiliation: University of Mauritius Country: Mauritius Publications
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Antioxidant activities of phenolic, proanthocyanidin, and flavonoid components in extracts of Cassia fistulaAmitabye Luximon-Ramma
Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Mauritius, , United Kingdom
J Agric Food Chem 50:5042-7. 2002..4 micromol/g dry weight; FRAP = 811 +/- 23 micromol/g dry weight)...- Phenolic constituents and antioxidant capacities of Crataegus monogyna (Hawthorn) callus extractsTheeshan Bahorun
Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Mauritius, Reduit
Nahrung 47:191-8. 2003..Crataegus monogyna cell culture represents an important alternative source for natural antioxidants... - Black tea reduces uric acid and C-reactive protein levels in humans susceptible to cardiovascular diseasesTheeshan Bahorun
Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Science, University of Mauritius, Reduit, Mauritius
Toxicology 278:68-74. 2010..7% decrease for men and 2.9% increase for women. Tea supplementation-associated decrease in plasma uric acid and C-reactive protein levels may benefit humans at high risk of cardiovascular events and may augment drug therapy... - Assessment of the content of phenolics and antioxidant actions of the Rubiaceae, Ebenaceae, Celastraceae, Erythroxylaceae and Sterculaceae families of Mauritian endemic plantsMuhammad A Soobrattee
Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Science, University of Mauritius, Reduit, Mauritius
Toxicol In Vitro 22:45-56. 2008..Mauritian endemic plants, particularly the genus Diospyros, are good sources of phenolic antioxidants and potential candidates for the development of prophylactic agents... - Assessment of the polyphenolic composition of the organic extracts of Mauritian black teas: a potential contributor to their antioxidant functionsAmitabye Luximon-Ramma
Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Science, University of Mauritius, , Republic of Mauritius
Biofactors 27:79-91. 2006..Organic extracts of endemic teas represent useful source of phenolic antioxidants supplements for prophylactic use... - Chemopreventive actions of polyphenolic compounds in cancerMuhammad A Soobrattee
Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Science, University of Mauritius, , Republic of Mauritius
Biofactors 27:19-35. 2006..This paper reviews the potential chemoprevention role of phenolics with a focus on cellular signal transduction mechanisms and prevention of gap junction intercellular communication relevant to cancer... - Characterization of the phenolic constituents in Mauritian endemic plants as determinants of their antioxidant activities in vitroVidushi S Neergheen
Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Science, University of Mauritius, , Republic of Mauritius
J Plant Physiol 163:787-99. 2006..The high levels of polyphenolic compounds and the significant antioxidant activities of these Rubiaceae and Myrtaceae plant family make them suitable candidates as prophylactic agent... - Bioactive phenolics and antioxidant propensity of flavedo extracts of Mauritian citrus fruits: potential prophylactic ingredients for functional foods applicationDeena Ramful
Department of Agricultural and Food Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Mauritius, Reduit, Mauritius
Toxicology 278:75-87. 2010..1 ± 0.08 mg FW/mL. The flavedo extracts of citrus fruits represent a significant source of phenolic antioxidants with potential prophylactic properties for the development of functional foods... - Targeting specific cell signaling transduction pathways by dietary and medicinal phytochemicals in cancer chemopreventionVidushi S Neergheen
Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Mauritius, Reduit, Mauritius
Toxicology 278:229-41. 2010..Thus cell signaling cascades and their interacting factors have become important targets of chemoprevention and phenolic phytochemicals and plant extracts seem to be promising in this endeavor... - Assessment of the DNA damaging potency and chemopreventive effects towards BaP-induced genotoxicity in human derived cells by Monimiastrum globosum, an endemic Mauritian plantVolker Mersch-Sundermann
Institute of Indoor and Environmental Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Justus-Liebig University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany
Toxicol In Vitro 20:1427-34. 2006..2 microg/g FW) and myricetin (2.5 microg/g FW). The antioxidant activity of the extract of M. globosum, assessed by the FRAP and TEAC assays yielded values of 275+/-3.82 micromol/g FW and 346+/-4.2 micromol/g FW, respectively... - Low molecular proanthocyanidin dietary biofactor Oligonol: Its modulation of oxidative stress, bioefficacy, neuroprotection, food application and chemoprevention potentialsOkezie I Aruoma
Faculty of Health and Social Care, London South Bank University, 103 Borough Road, London SE1 0AA, UK
Biofactors 27:245-65. 2006..The senescence-accelerated strain of mice (SAM) are models of senescence acceleration and geriatric disorders which exhibit learning and memory deficits and enhanced production or defective control of oxidative stress leading... - Effects of the phenolic contents of Mauritian endemic plant extracts on promoter activities of antioxidant enzymesShinya Toyokuni
Department of Pathology and Biology of Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606 8501, Japan
Free Radic Res 37:1215-24. 2003..These results suggest that the chemopreventive potentials of the extracts might reside in their abilities to modulate the expression of the antioxidant enzyme genes... - Inflammation, cellular and redox signalling mechanisms in cancer and degenerative diseasesOkezie I Aruoma
Mutat Res 579:1-5. 2005 - Neuroprotection by bioactive components in medicinal and food plant extractsOkezie I Aruoma
Department of Neuroinflammation, Division of Neuroscience and Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, Charing Cross Hospital, Fulham Palace Road, London W6 8RF, UK
Mutat Res 544:203-15. 2003....