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Hepatoprotective Effect and Anti-mutagenic Activity of Zeamays (Maize) Leaves


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1 Department of Plant Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai- 6250021, India
2 Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Sourashtra college, Madurai-625016, India
 

The non enzymic antioxidant activities in the leaves of Zeamays were identified in four different time periods of their growth namely 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th day after their sowing. The results showed that all the non enzymic antioxidants were found to increase with the age of the leaves. The hepatoprotective effect of Zeamays leaves were analyzed by using in vivo model and inferred that CCl4 induces the liver cirrohosis and it was controlled by Zeamays leaves extract group and Vitamin-E group . The antimutagenic activity of Zeamays leaves were confirmed in Ames test

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Zeamays, Non-Enzymic Antioxidants, Antimutagens, Vitamin-E, CCl4, Liver Cirrohosis, Hepatotoxic
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Authors

A. Jayachitra
Department of Plant Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai- 6250021, India
A. Rajalakshmi
Department of Plant Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai- 6250021, India
N. Krithiga
Department of Plant Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai- 6250021, India
Ambilyraj
Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Sourashtra college, Madurai-625016, India

Abstract


The non enzymic antioxidant activities in the leaves of Zeamays were identified in four different time periods of their growth namely 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th day after their sowing. The results showed that all the non enzymic antioxidants were found to increase with the age of the leaves. The hepatoprotective effect of Zeamays leaves were analyzed by using in vivo model and inferred that CCl4 induces the liver cirrohosis and it was controlled by Zeamays leaves extract group and Vitamin-E group . The antimutagenic activity of Zeamays leaves were confirmed in Ames test

Keywords


Zeamays, Non-Enzymic Antioxidants, Antimutagens, Vitamin-E, CCl4, Liver Cirrohosis, Hepatotoxic

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