ENZYMATIC AND NON-ENZYMATIC ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITIES OF METHANOL EXTRACT OF MENTHA PIPERITAL

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Valsala P
Deepika E
Santhy KS

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The accumulation of free radicals in the body leads to many diseases as a result of oxidative stress. Currently, lot of research works have been undertaken to prevent the oxidative stress and also to nullify the effect of free radicals usingantioxidants which are essentially from the plant origin rather than the synthetic ones. Peppermint (Mentha piperita L.) belongs to the family lamiaceae was used in this study to estimate the amount of enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants present in the methanol extract of the leaves. Here the enzymatic antioxidants such as superoxide dismutase, catalase, peroxidase and the enzymatic antioxidants such as ascorbic acid, α-tocopherol and total phenols were assessed. In the present study the methanol extract of Peppermint (Mentha piperita L.) showed a strong amount of antioxidants in the leaves. The leaf extract possesses enzymatic antioxidants like Super oxide dismutase10.05±0.5 U/g, catalase 35.07±0.04 U/g, peroxidase 0.04±0.02 U/g and non-enzymatic antioxidants such as Ascorbic acid 0.99±0.09 (mg/g), α-tocopherol 0.62±0.06 (μg/g), Total Phenols 273.52±6.12 (mg/g). Thus, our findings suggest that peppermint (Mentha piperita L.) has the potential to scavenge the free radicals and prevent from the oxidative stress related diseases which pave the way for peppermint to serve as a good phytotherapeutical agent against many diseases and disorders.

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P, V., E, D., & KS, S. (2021). ENZYMATIC AND NON-ENZYMATIC ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITIES OF METHANOL EXTRACT OF MENTHA PIPERITAL. Journal of Advanced Scientific Research, 12(01 Suppl 1), 140-144. https://doi.org/19
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