Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3835

Full Length Research Paper

Antioxidant and free radical scavenging activities of Viola odorata in the search of potential inhibitor of tobacco’s free radicals

Tania Peshin
  • Tania Peshin
  • University of Medicine and Para-Medical Health Sciences, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Sector 16-C, Dwarka, New Delhi, India.
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Chandra S. Azad
  • Chandra S. Azad
  • Division of Medicinal and Process Chemistry, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, U.P., India.
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H. K. Kar
  • H. K. Kar
  • Department of Dermatology, Paras Hospital, Sector 43, Gurugram, India.
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  •  Received: 20 May 2017
  •  Accepted: 20 June 2017
  •  Published: 17 July 2017

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