Abstract

ENZYMATIC AND NON ENZYMATIC ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF TEPHROSIA PURPUREA (LINN)

Suriyavathana Muthukrishnan*, Suganya Murugan and Priya krishnamoorthy

ABSTRACT

Antioxidants are free radical scavengers and other reactive oxygen species (ROS) within the body, hence hindering the process of oxidation. Many oxidative stress related diseases are as a result of accumulation of free radicals in the body. Some of the antioxidant enzymes and numerous non-enzymatic small molecules distributed widely in the biological system and capable of scavenging free radicals. The evaluation of antioxidant potential of Tephrosia purpurea by using enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants results exhibited that Tephrosia purpurea possess significant enzymatic antioxidants activity namely especially Glutathione-S-Transferase and Non- enzymatic antioxidant activity namely vitamin E than the results of the antioxidants.

Keywords: Tephrosia purpurea, Glutathione-S-Transferase, Vitamin E, Reduced glutathione.