Evaluation of the in vitro antioxidant activity of Mangifera indica L. extract (Vimang)

• Published in: Phytotherapy research Vol. 14; no. 6; pp. 424 - 427
• Main Authors: Martínez, Gregorio, Delgado, René, Pérez, Gema, Garrido, Gabino, Núñez Sellés, Alberto J., León, Olga Sonia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.09.2000; Wiley
• Subjects: Animals; antioxidant activity; Antioxidants - pharmacology; Biological and medical sciences; DNA damage; DNA Damage - drug effects; Fruit; General pharmacology; lipid peroxidation; Lipid Peroxidation - drug effects; Mangifera indica L; Medical sciences; Pharmacognosy. Homeopathy. Health food; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Phytotherapy; Plant Extracts - pharmacology; Plant Stems; Rats; Rosales; Antineoplastic agent; Pharmacognosy; Antiinflammatory agent; Mangifera indica; Extract; Antioxidant; Flavonoid; In vitro; Biological activity; Medicinal plant; Folk medicine; Dicotyledones; Angiospermae; Plant origin; Spermatophyta; Anacardiaceae
• ISSN: 0951-418X; 1099-1573
• DOI: 10.1002/1099-1573(200009)14:6<424::AID-PTR643>3.0.CO;2-8

An extract of Mangifera indica L. (Vimang) was tested in vitro for its antioxidant activity using commonly accepted assays. It showed a powerful scavenger activity of hydroxyl radicals and hypochlorous acid and acted as an iron chelator. The extract also showed a significant inhibitory effect on the peroxidation of rat‐brain phospholipid and inhibited DNA damage by bleomycin or copper‐phenanthroline systems. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.