Red strain Oryza sativa-unpolished thai rice prevents oxidative stress and colorectal aberrant crypt foci formation in Rats

• Main Authors: Tammasakchai,A., Reungpatthanaphong,S., Chaiyasut,C., Rattanachitthawat,S., Suwannalert,P.
• Format: Article
• Published: Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention 2015
• Subjects: Cancer Research; Oncology; Epidemiology; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84872680072&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/38539
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Oxidative stress has been proposed to be involved in colorectal cancer development. Many dark pigments of plants have potent oxidative stress preventive properties. In this study, unpolished Thai rice was assessed for antioxidant activity using 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and 2,2'-azin...