Comparative antioxidant activity of Hibiscus sabdariffa and ascorbic acid on ferrous sulphate-induced oxidative stress in Clarias gariepinus.

dc.contributor.author	George, B.O
dc.contributor.author	Mowuogwu, FO
dc.date.accessioned	2015-03-24T09:59:30Z
dc.date.available	2015-03-24T09:59:30Z
dc.date.issued	2008
dc.identifier.uri	http://www.cabdirect.org/abstracts/20093268040.html?resultNumber=0&q=au%3A%22Mowuogwu%2C+F.+O.%22
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11295/81593
dc.description.abstract	Lipid peroxidation is becoming a popular biological marker of oxidative stress. Hibiscus sabdariffa has been reported to serve as a herbal remedy for various disease conditions, but studies on its antioxidant activity and the extent to which it acts remain scarce. The antioxidant activity of H. sabdariffa aqueous extracts, an indigenous herbal drink, was compared with that of ascorbic acid in Clarias gariepinus (African catfish) with ferrous sulfate-induced oxidative stress. Eye tissue and blood samples were collected for the assay of reduced glutathione, malondialdehyde, lipid hydroperoxide and glucose levels. Administration of H. sabdariffa aqueous extract (0.27 ml/kg body weight) resulted in a significant antioxidant effect.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	University of Nairobi	en_US
dc.title	Comparative antioxidant activity of Hibiscus sabdariffa and ascorbic acid on ferrous sulphate-induced oxidative stress in Clarias gariepinus.	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US
dc.type.material	en	en_US