Neurodegenerative diseases are the second most common cause of death and
characterized by progressive impairments in movement or mental functioning in the central …

Abstract Melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine), an endogenously produced indole
found throughout the animal kingdom, was recently reported, using a variety of techniques …

Four spectrophotometric methods of determination of antioxidant capacity: a method based
on the scavenging of the 1, 1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical, the''ferric …

OBJECTIVE: We investigated whether melatonin is present in walnuts (Juglans regia L.)
and, if so, tested whether eating walnuts influences melatonin levels and the total …

Melatonin, a pineal gland synthesized neurohormone is known as a multifunctioning
pleiotropic agent which has a wide range of neuroprotective role in manifold age-related …

Ionizing radiation is classified as a potent carcinogen, and its injury to living cells is, to a
large extent, due to oxidative stress. The molecule most often reported to be damaged by …

This brief review summarizes the recently obtained evidence which illustrates the beneficial
effects of the endogenously produced antioxidant, melatonin, in reducing tissue damage …

The aim of this study is to examine possible in vitro antioxidant effects of melatonin. Thus,
the total in vitro antioxidant activity of melatonin was studied using a thiocyanate method …

This brief resume summarizes the evidence which shows that melatonin is a significant free
radical scavenger and antioxidant at both physiological and pharmacological concentrations …

Cellular and organismal decline is, in part, believed to be a consequence of oxygen and
nitrogen-based reactants which persistently damage macromolecules throughout a lifetime …