Abstract

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF STREPTOMYCES SPECIES JKCM1

M. Guravaiah*

Abstract

Streptomyces species being the largest members of actinomycetes have been known for their metabolic capacities and form an august source of pharmacologically important compounds. Streptomyces is a genus of high G+C Gram-positive filamentous bacteria belonging to the phylum actinomycetes. Oxygen radicals and other reactive species are generated in biological systems either as by- products of oxygen reduction or by xenobiotic catabolism (Chance.B et al;, 1979). The influences of both the concentration of antioxidant and duration of reaction on the inhibition of the radical cation absorption are takeninto account when determining the antioxidant activity.

Keywords: Streptomyces species, Oxygen radicals, antioxidant and antioxidant activity.