Journal of Stress Physiology & Biochemistry, Vol. 6 No. 4
2010, pp. 18-27 ISSN 1997-0838
Original Text Copyright (cc) 2010 by Sowmya, Sathish Kumar
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Antistress property of Glycyrrhiza
glabra (Athimadhura) on stress induced Drosophila melanogaster
Sowmya, M. and B.Y. Sathish Kumar.*
Postgraduate Department of
Biotechnology, JSS College, Ooty Road, Mysore-570 025, Karnataka, India. *Email-bysathish@gmail.com
Received September 16, 2010
Stress is defined as a condition that disturbs the normal
function of the biological system or a condition that decreases
fitness. The present study was to evaluate the antistress property of Glycyrrhiza glabra (Athimadura).
Here the Antistress property was experimented on Drosophila melanogaster. Stress was
induced by adding methotrixate (MTX) to the media. The 4 groups of Drosophila melanogaster
were cultured in the laboratory. In the first group only control flies.
In the second group MTX induced flies, in the third group MTX along
with plant powder induced flies. In the fourth group only plant powder
induced flies were cultured. Stress related enzymes like Catalase (CAT)
and Super Oxide Dismutase (SOD) are most widely used paradigm for the
evaluation of enzyme activity . SOD and CAT Activity in Stress induced
flies was increased compared to that of normal flies. After
incorporation of the plant powder to the media fed for Drosophila melanogaster, both SOD
and CAT Activity was decreased indicating the reduction in Stress by
the plant powder. Thus Glycyrrhiza
glabra may have Antistress property, as it has reduced stress in
Drosophila melanogaster induced by MTX at different concentration.
