NIS Labs has announced that BioPM-101, an herbal ingredient developed and produced by Biotropics Malaysia Berhad, has shown cellular bioavailability in vitro and prevents oxidation within the cell. The test results, obtained using the award-winning CAP-e test developed by NIS Labs, indicate that antioxidants in BioPM-101 protect live cells from oxidative damage. The CAP-e assay (Cell-based Antioxidant Protection in Erythrocytes) is a method for evaluating the antioxidant potential of natural products based on the concept that many such antioxidant products are only of biological relevance if they are able to protect living cells. In other words, it is a cell-based assay for the evaluation of whether antioxidants in natural products are capable of protecting live cells from oxidative damage; it is designed to measure the antioxidant bioavailability of a product at a cellular level. Data from the CAP-e assay often serve as a baseline for further exploration of natural products, in terms of anti-inflammatory and immune modulating activities involving free radical generation by different cell types. For further information: www.nislabs.com