Chemo-protective effect of herbal extract in cancer : Withania somnifera, Ocimum sanctum and Tinospora cordifolia

ISBN-13: 9783846597453 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 96 str.

Swapnil Sharma; Sumitra Nain; Jaya Dwivedi

Opis

Natural compounds including flavonoids and alkaloids may play major role in scavenging free radicals, such as hydroxyl radical generated by chemotherapeutic in cells. Chemotherapy generates free radical damage DNA and induced genotoxic effects and event cell death there is possibility that pre treatment with flavonoids and alkaloids can induce protection against oxidative stress. The herbal extract selected for the present work contains a large number of flavonoids and alkaloids and other active compounds in a good concentration.

O autorze

Swapnil sharma is working as Assistant Professor (Dept of Pharmacy)at Banasthali University.Dr.Jaya Dwivedi is Head of the department of chemistry and Sumitra Nain is Medicinal chemistry Assistant Professor (Dept of Pharmcy)Banasthali University