Basic Science Sector

Citation:

Hassan, H. M. M., "Antioxidant and Immunostimulating Activities of Yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) Autolysates", World Applied Sciences Journal, 2011.

Abstract:

The objective of the present study was to investigate the antioxidant and immunostimulating activities of two yeast autolysates (baker's yeast and active dry yeast) using various methods. In this study, total glutathione content was determined in both yeast autolysates. Antioxidant activity of both yeast autolysates was evaluated by various assays, including total antioxidant capacity, reducing power, DPPH radical scavenging, nitric oxide scavenging, hydroxyl radical scavenging and metal ion chelating activities. The immunostimulating activity of both yeast autolysates was evaluated using rat splenocyte proliferation by the colorimetric MTT assay.

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