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Organic extracts of different organs (leaf, stem and root) of these medicinal plants obtained in\n                    <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                    -hexane, chloroform,\n                    <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                    -butanol and water were assayed for radical scavenging, total antioxidant capacity, anti-lipid peroxidation and reduced glutathione. The total phenolic content (TPC) of both selected medicinal plants was also evaluated. The results indicated that extracts of\n                    <jats:italic>T<\/jats:italic>\n                    .\n                    <jats:italic>apollinea<\/jats:italic>\n                    leaf, stem and root have higher TPC compared to those of\n                    <jats:italic>C. colocynthis<\/jats:italic>\n                    . Similarly, the results of the present study revealed higher bioactivity of\n                    <jats:italic>C. colocynthis<\/jats:italic>\n                    than that of\n                    <jats:italic>T<\/jats:italic>\n                    .\n                    <jats:italic>apollinea<\/jats:italic>\n                    in various antioxidant assays. Various plant parts of each plant were also compared.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.2478\/acph-2018-0012","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,4,27]],"date-time":"2018-04-27T18:16:05Z","timestamp":1524852965000},"page":"235-242","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":11,"title":["In\n                    <i>vitro<\/i>\n                    oxidative stress regulatory potential of\n                    <i>Citrullus colocynthis<\/i>\n                    and\n                    <i>Tephrosia apollinea<\/i>"],"prefix":"10.2478","volume":"68","author":[{"given":"Tania Shamim","family":"Rizvi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"UoN Chair of Oman\u2019s Medicinal Plants and Marine Natural Products , University of Nizwa , Birkat Al-Mouz, Nizwa - 616 , Oman"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Abdul Latif","family":"Khan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"UoN Chair of Oman\u2019s Medicinal Plants and Marine Natural Products , University of Nizwa , Birkat Al-Mouz, Nizwa - 616 , Oman"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Liaqat","family":"Ali","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"UoN Chair of Oman\u2019s Medicinal Plants and Marine Natural Products , University of Nizwa , Birkat Al-Mouz, Nizwa - 616 , Oman"},{"name":"Department of Chemistry , University of Sargodha , Pakistan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Narjis","family":"Al-Mawali","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"UoN Chair of Oman\u2019s Medicinal Plants and Marine Natural Products , University of Nizwa , Birkat Al-Mouz, Nizwa - 616 , Oman"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Fazal","family":"Mabood","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biological Science and Chemistry , University of Nizwa , Birkat Al-Mouz, Nizwa - 616 , Oman"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Javid","family":"Hussain","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biological Science and Chemistry , University of Nizwa , Birkat Al-Mouz, Nizwa - 616 , Oman"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Muhammad","family":"Adnan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Botany , Kohat University of Science and Technology , Kohat - 26000 , Pakistan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ahmed","family":"Al-Harrasi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"UoN Chair of Oman\u2019s Medicinal Plants and Marine Natural Products , University of Nizwa , Birkat Al-Mouz, Nizwa - 616 , Oman"},{"name":"Department of Biological Science and Chemistry , University of Nizwa , Birkat Al-Mouz, Nizwa - 616 , Oman"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"374","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2018,4,26]]},"reference":[{"key":"2026051108200044734_j_acph-2018-0012_ref_001_w2aab2b8c15b1b7b1ab1ab1Aa","unstructured":"1. 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