Antioxidant activity and phytochemical screening of Nepeta nepetella aqueous and methanolic extracts from Algeria

Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 12-16

  Seladji, Meryem ^a   Bekhechi, Chahrazed ^a   Beddou, Fawzia ^a   Dib, Hanane ^a   Bendimerad, Nassima ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TLEMCEN   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Aqueous extract; DPPH assay; Methanolic extract; Nepeta nepetella; Phytochemical screening; Reducing power activity; carotene bleaching assay

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896868089     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22313354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7324/JAPS.2014.40203     Document Type: Article

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