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Abstract
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The Nepeta genus is one of the great genera of the family of mint, accounting for over 250
species of this genus in the world.1This genus was first recognized with two species of N.
cataria and N. glechoma. Various types of chemical compounds of this genus have been
reported, such as monoterpenes, sesquiuterpenes, dipropenes, triplepenes, flavonoids,
phenolic compounds, essential oils, and others.2 Approximately 193 compounds have been
identified in the Nepeta species, in which terpenoids and flavonoids are the dominant
component of Nepeta. Different species of this genus were used for anti-inflammatory,
asthmatic effects, anti-infectious and diuretic effects in traditional medicine.3 N. racemosa L.
species in the last survey of Nepeta racemosa, Iran identified 24 chemical compositions
including beta- -n -n -
nepetalactone and 8.1-pinole and has been isolated In this study, N. racemosa L. species was
collected from Sabalan mountain and extracted by n-hexane and ethyl acetate. Ursolic acid
and oleanolic acid were isolated by column chromatography techniques and identified by 1HNMR
and 13C-NMR. Essential oil of this species was also studied by GC-MS. Major
compounds were (E) - -o -nepetalactone. The total phenol and flavonoid
content of the studied species as well as the antioxidant properties were measured using
DPPH reagent
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2) Vanisree, M., et al. "Studies on the production of some important secondary metabolites from medicinal
plants by plant tissue cultures. " 2004, 45, 22.
3) Price-Whelan, A., et al. "Rethinking’secondary’metabolism: physiological roles for phenazine
antibiotics." Nature
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