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@article{191506,
        author = {RAJAT RAJENDRA TAMADADDI and AKSHATA PATIL and AKSHATA MASHYAL and RASHMITHA D and SHRIDHAR S MANGALI and VINAYA RUDRAYYA HIREMATH},
        title = {ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF POLYHERBAL EXTRACT OF CITRUS SINENSIS, SELENICEREUS UNDATUS AND PUNICA GRANATUM PEELS},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {8},
        pages = {6910-6915},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=191506},
        abstract = {Background and Objective: To evaluate antioxidant activity of polyherbal extract of Citrus sinensis, Selenicereus undatus and Punica granatum. 
To find out total phenolic content, flavonoids, nitric oxide free radical scavenging activity and hydrogen peroxide scavenging activity 
Material and Methods: -Chemicals and instruments- 5% of (NANO2) Sodium nitrite, 10% (AlCl3.6H2O) aluminium chloride hexahydrate, (NAOH) Sodium hydroxide, sodium nitroprusside, Griess reagent, phosphate buffer saline, gallic acid, folin-ciocalteus, sodium carbonate (Na2CO3) hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) refrigerator centrifuge UV spectrophotometer, test tubes, beakers, glass rod, measuring cylinder. 
Result: “In all tests- flavonoid, phenolic, and nitric oxide scavenging- the ethanolic extract showed better antioxidant activity compared to the control and was comparable to the standard. This proves that the extract of Citrus sinensis, Selenicereus undatus, Punica granatum has strong antioxidant properties” 
Conclusion: The study showed that the combined peels of Citrus sinensis, Selenicereus undatus, and Punica granatum have strong antioxidant activity due to high phenolic and flavonoid contents. The extract effectively neutralized reactive oxygen species, suggesting that these natural and widely available fruit wastes can be used to develop cost-effective, eco-friendly antioxidant formulations.},
        keywords = {},
        month = {January},
        }