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        <journal-title>American Journal of PharmTech Research</journal-title>
        <abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="publisher">AJPTR</abbrev-journal-title>
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      <issn pub-type="epub">2249-3387</issn>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">AJPTR42021</article-id>
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        <article-title>In Vitro Antioxidant Activity of Methanol Aerial Extract of Mentha Arvensis Linn from Kashmiri Himalaya</article-title>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Dar</surname>
            <given-names>Mohammad Akbar</given-names>
          </name>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Masoodi</surname>
            <given-names>Mubashir H.</given-names>
          </name>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Kour</surname>
            <given-names>Parampreet</given-names>
          </name>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Shapoo</surname>
            <given-names>Nida Sadiq</given-names>
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      <aff id="aff1">Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Kashmir, Srinagar-190006, J&amp;K, India</aff>
      <pub-date pub-type="epub" iso-8601-date="2014-04-01">
        <month>04</month>
        <day>01</day>
        <year>2014</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>4</volume>
      <issue>2</issue>
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        <p>To evaluate phytochemical constituents and antioxidant potential of methanol aerial parts (leaf and stem) extract of Mentha arvensis L from Kashmiri Himalaya region. The extract shows the presence of flavonoids, saponins, alkaloids, steroids, carbohydrates, proteins, tannins and phenolics. The antioxidant activity of methanol aerial extract of Mentha arvensis L was evaluated by using 1,1-diphenyl, 2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) scavenging and reducing power assays. The total phenolic and total flavonoid content (mg/g) was found to be 672.11 and 283.1 respectively. The percentage inhibition of DPPH scavenging was found to be 81.33% at concentration of 0.5mg/ml. The reducing power was found to be 0.76 at 0.1mg/ml and increased to 2.42 at 0.5mg/ml. The results obtained revealed that methanol extract from aerial parts of Mentha arvensis L can be promising candidates for natural sources of antioxidants with high activity. </p>
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        <kwd>antioxidant potential</kwd>
        <kwd>reducing power</kwd>
        <kwd>phenolics</kwd>
        <kwd>flavanoids.</kwd>
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