Continuous usageof pesticide is the main cause of cellular damage by generation of freeradicals. Antioxidants are intimately involved in the prevention of cellulardamage. Hence the present investigation is mainly focused to study theantioxidant property of cyanobacterial extracts from diverse environments inorder to prevent the free radicals toxicity. The alcoholic extracts ofdifferent cyanobacterial isolates including Oscillatoria salina Synechcococcus,Oscillatoria annae, Oscillatoria chlorina, Spirulina sabsalsa and Spirullinaplatensis were analyzed for their antioxidant property by physical bodyweight change, swimming time and biochemical parameters (superoxide dismutaseactivity and total reduced glutathione activity) by using Swiss mice. Stress wasinduced by forced swimming test and the antioxidant efficiency of cyanobacterialextracts was determined. The results showed that Spirulina platensis possesssignificant antioxidant property and Synechcococcus sp possess leastactivity when compared to other cyanobacterial isolates and control.
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NavaniethaKrishnaraj, R., Venkatesh Babu, S., Ashokkumar, B., Malliga, P. and Varalakshmi,P. 2012. Antioxidant property of fresh and marinewater cyanobacterial extracts in Swiss mice. Journal of Biopesticides, 15(0):250-254.
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