Protective effects of the extracts of Barringtonia racemosa shoots against oxidative damage in HepG2 cells

• Main Authors: Kong, Kin Weng, Mat Junit, Sarni, Aminudin, Norhaniza, Hassan, Fouad Abdulrahman, Ismail, Amin, Abdul Aziz, Azlina
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: PeerJ 2016
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/42279/1/42279.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/42279/; https://peerj.com/

Barringtonia racemosa is a tropical plant with medicinal values. In this study, the ability of the water extracts of the leaf (BLE) and stem (BSE) from the shoots to protect HepG2 cells against oxidative damage was studied. Five major polyphenolic compounds consisting of gallic acid, ellagic acid, p...