Gordana Stojanović

• PhD, Professor
• University of Nis

The domesticated silkworm, Bombyx mori, reared for sericulture, has gained attention as a promising, sustainable protein source. While studies have focused on pupal powders obtained through natural or artificial mulberry-based diets, this research builds on ethnoentomological knowledge of the use of dandelion as a short-term mulberry substitute, in...

This study investigated the variations in antioxidant profiles between nine edible Cucurbita species (pericarp and seed), using pattern recognition tools; classification was achieved based on the results of global antioxidant activity assays (DPPH, ABTS, FRAP, CUPRAC, Total reducing power, levels of total phenolics and flavonoids compounds). The pe...

This study aimed to estimate the potential usage of plum kernels. The first task was determining the elemental composition of plum kernels by Inductively Coupled Plasma – Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES) and calculating the contribution of some of the quantified elements to human Daily Requirement Intakes (DRIs). Among macroelements, potassi...

The assessment of the toxicity of essential oils (EOs) from conifer species in pest insects has recently gained importance. Fumigant, deterrent, repellent and larvicidal activities of EOs are the most evaluated in insects while studies on EOs-induced changes in wing morphology are rare. This study deals with evaluation of EOs derived from Pseud...

Nowadays, climate changes induce deviations in the composition of honey varieties characteristic of a specific geographic region. Therefore, according to Codex Alimentarius for honey, the slight variations in values of determined parameters cannot be strictly regarded as a sign of its adulteration. Here, modified methods are presented for preparing...

Some of simple carbohydrates and their derivatives are used for the clinical treatment of various diseases. Epoxide derivatives, which can be obtained by the intramolecular elimination of water from two vicinal hydroxyl groups, are stable, but sufficiently reactive compounds very often used as intermediaries in various syntheses. Synthesis of epoxi...

Forsythia represents a group of plants originating mainly from China and Japan, but one species is endemic and grows in the Balkans (Balkan forsythia, Forsythia europaea Degen & Bald.). Our previous studies on polyphenols in investigated extracts of Balkan forsythia showed that this plant is a good source of polyphenols. Analysis of the various ext...

Pesticides commonly used in the Republic of Serbia (tebuconazole, pendimethalin, pyraclostrobin, propiconazole, and famoxadone) have high stability, so their potential toxicity to humans needs to be investigated. These pesticides are in use in the Republic of Serbia in various formulations. Their toxicity and interactions with acetylcholinesterase...

Essential oils (EOs) from conifer species are a potential source of biopesticides due to their various bioactive effects against pest insects. Since the harmful activity of pest insects often relies on their ability to fly, the disruption of wing morphology due to the use of essential oils (EOs) could be significant. This study investigated changes...

This study aimed to determine the optimal conditions for static headspace (HS) extraction of the volatile fraction of commercial spice - cinnamon bark. In the applied optimization procedure only one factor was changed, while others were kept constant. The influence of sodium chloride (in different concentrations) as a matrix modifier was investigat...

Essential oils (EOs) derived from evergreen conifer trees are recognized as complex sources of agents with various biological activities. In this study, the biological activities of the EOs derived from Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (A.Murray bis) Parl. (CLEO) and Thuja plicata Donn ex D.Don (TPEO) were investigated. The third instar larvae of the fruit...

Introduction Cladonia rangiformis, also known as reindeer lichen, has been used for various remedies in folk medicine. The rich nutritional value of this lichen is reflected in the fact that it contains atranorin, which has been proven to have numerous biological activities. Objective The chemical composition, antioxidant, anticholinesterase, and...

A series of fourteen benzaldoximes were synthetized and evaluated for antioxidant activity using lipid peroxidation (LP) method based on TBA-MDA assay, selecting BHA, BHT, troxol and quercetin as positive controls. Except for compounds 5, 6 and 9, most of the tested compounds had antioxidant properties. Compounds 12 (IC50 = 25.7 ± 5.2 μM) and 13 (I...

Ethnopharmacological relevance The polyherbal mixture made of Centaurium erythraea aerial parts and Cichorium intybus roots and Potentilla erecta rhizomes has been used for centuries to treat both the primary and secondary complications of diabetes. Aim of the study As a continuation of our search for the most effective herbal mixture used as an e...

In this study, we considered some pesticides as active substances within formulations for the protection of plant-based food in the Republic of Serbia in silico, because these pesticides have not often been investigated in this way previously, and in an analytical way, because there are not very many available fast, cheap, and easy methods for thei...

This research was based on the examination of the total phenolic content, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of hexane, diethyl ether, ethyl acetate, and methanol extracts of Origanum heracleoticum L. grown in Serbia. The antimicrobial activity was determined against five bacteria and two fungi using the disk diffusion method. The total pheno...

It was investigated the influence of temperature, reaction time, and type of the catalyst on the yield of the 2,3,5-trimethylpyridine (collidine) from 3-amino-2-methylpropenal and methylethylketone. 3-Amino-2-methylpropenal was synthesized from 3-ethoxy-2-methylacrolein previously synthesized from methylmalondialdehyde tetraethyl acetal, obtained f...

This study aimed to analyze volatile congeners in different types of homemade fruit brandies by applying gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Volatile compounds were analyzed in seven samples, and the number of identified compounds in the studied samples varied between 12 and 35. An enriched volatile profile was determined for...

Chemical modifications of natural monoterpenoids to various derivatives have been reported to result in enhancement of biological activities when compared to parent compounds. In this context a well-known biocide and food additive, carvacrol, served as a basic scaffold onto which a phenolic functionality transformation by introducing acyl groups wa...

This is the first report of the high-performance liquid chromatography and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry profile of a herbal mixture (HM) made of Juniperus oxycedrus L. (redberry juniper) berries, inner bark of Betula pendula Roth. (silver birch), and grains of Avena sativa L. (oat), and its effect on the No. of micronuclei (MN) in human lym...

This study was designed to examine the effect of thermal treatment at different temperatures (70, 90 and 110 °C) over time (0–120 min) on the phenolic content and antioxidant activity of Myrtus communis L. ethanol extract in acetate buffer (pH = 3). Total phenols, flavonoids and proanthocyanidins contents and the radical scavenging activity, monito...

It is well-known that mushrooms of the genus Lactarius constitute a natural food resource providing health benefits as a nutritient. This genus contains 4 mushrooms identified as L. deliciosus, L. volemus, L. sanguifluus, L. semisanguifluus and L. piperatus which were collected in Serbia. The aim of this study aimed was to identify and characterize...

In this study, volatile compounds were analysed in seven samples of different types of commercial alcoholic beverages available in stores in the Republic of Serbia. A total of 75 volatile compounds were detected by the gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric (GC/MS) method. Regarding the class of identified compounds, esters were the most dominant c...

Clinopodium pulegium (Rochel) Bräuchler (Lamiaceae) is an endangered species endemic to the Southern Carpathians. It is characterized by the production of high amounts of essential oils, which emit volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that have an essential role in biotic and abiotic stress responses and in plant–plant and plant–insect interactions. T...

The amount of nineteen elements in eleven different lichen species, six fruticose (Bryoria capillaris, Bryoria fuscescens, Cladonia rangiformis, Rama-lina capitata, Usnea chaetophora and Evernia prunastri) and five foliose (Hypogymnia tubulosa, Lobaria pulmonaria, Peltigera horizontalis, Umbilicaria cylindrica and Umbilicaria crustulosa) from five...

Headspace sampling is a fast, simple and economical way to prepare plant samples for analysis by gas chromatography. For the first time, the composition of the head space volatiles (HSV) of six Salvia species (S. verticillata, S. glutinosa, S. nemorosa, S. aethiopis, S. amplexicaulis and S. officinalis) in the flowering stage and two (S. glutinosa...

Five Artemisia species (seven A. alba Turra samples, and twelve samples of each four remaining species: A. absinthium L., A. annua L., A. vulgaris L., and A. scoparia Waldst. & Kit.) from the Republic of Serbia were studied from the aspect of essential oil chemical composition, and potential correlations between essential oil composition with soil...

Although present in very small quantities, metals are important constituents of honey, having a significant impact on vital functions in the human body. Moreover, honey can be a good source of natural antioxidants, which have an important role in reducing the negative effects of certain human diseases. The content of the determined macroelements in...

Ethnopharmacological relevance One of the commonly prescribed ‘anti-diabetic’ polyherbal mixtures by European herbalists is made of Rubus fruticosus and Vaccinium myrtillus leaves, Potentilla erecta roots, Geum urbanum aerial parts and Phaseolus vulgaris pods. Aim of the study This study aimed to evaluate the phytochemical composition, antioxidant...

This study aimed to analyze and compare the elemental composition of different parts of cultivated Physalis alkekengi (ljoskavac): rhizome with roots, stem with leaves, fruit, and inflated calyx. Contents of twenty-one macro- and microelements were determined by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). In addition, patter...

There are many motives to study alkaloids within Crassulaceae family, such as chemotaxonomic consideration of alkaloid distribution and evaluation of their biological potential. Data on alkaloids from Sedum telephium (syn. H. telephium) aroused interest for further alkaloid investigation within the genus Hylotelephium H. Ohba. Thus, the aim of this...

Pinus mugo Turra sensu stricto (dwarf mountain pine) is a species native to central and southern Europe, which performs a key role in subalpine areas by preventing avalanches and soil erosion. In this study, headspace extraction coupled with GC-MS/FID analyses was used to analyze diversity of needle volatiles in 10 natural populations of P. mugo s....

The content, antioxidant activity and composition of free and bound phenolics from chia seeds were investigated. The free phenolics were extracted by using ethanol and methanol of analytical purity, 70% v/v ethanol and by 70% v/v methanol. The bound phenolics were extracted from seeds after alkaline hydrolysis was done. The phenolics content obtain...

The essential oil isolated from aerial parts of Hypericum rumeliacum Boiss. was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Forty three identified compounds accounted for 98.8 % of the total oil. The main components of the oil were: (E)-β-ocimene (18.2 %), β-pinene (14.7 %), (Z)-β-ocimene (13.0 %), dodecanal (7.4 %) germacrene D (5.8 %) and myrcene (5.8 %). The vola...

The ethanol extracts of selected Acinos Miller species were investigated in terms of chemical composition, antimicrobial and antioxidative activities. Qualitative and quantitative analyses of the extracts were performed using GC and GC-MS. Eighty-six constituents, accounting for 93.70-99.99% of the total composition of the extracts, were identified...

Volatiles of diethyl ether extract (DE), ethyl acetate extract (EE), and hexane extract (HE) of Artemisia scoparia Waldst. et Kit. were analyzed by gas chromatography with flame ionization detector and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. In both DE and EE, the main compound was scoparone (24.0% and 86.1%, respectively) while in the HE, alkanes we...

Since ancient times, medicinal plants and pharmacologically active products obtained from different natural sources play an important role in human health. Plants belonging to the genus Artemisia possess a great biological potential and it is a well-studied genus in the fields such as systematics (including molecular phylogenetics) and genome organ...

Fast determination of the volatile components of widely used culinary herbs and spices, without prior preparation of the sample, using headspace sampling (HS) and GC–MS/FID analysis, is presented. Generally, monoterpenes were the dominant class in HS volatiles (HSV): monoterpene hydrocarbons in dill, celery, parsnip and parsley, and oxygenated mono...

The present study reports for the first time the chemical composition of the headspace volatiles (HS) and essential oils obtained from fresh Chaerophyllum bulbosum roots and aerial parts, as well as biological activities of the essential oils. Generally, monoterpene hydrocarbons were found to be the main class of all investigated samples, with (E)-...

Headspace volatiles (HS) and hydrodistilled essential oils (EO) of fresh aerial parts of Artemisia annua L. and A. scoparia Waldst. et Kit., were analyzed by GC-MS/FID. Artemisia ketone was found to be the most abundant component among the EO volatiles (55.8 %), as well as among HS (52.1 %) of A. annua. Additionally, in both A. annua samples, EO an...

Since the ancient times, people have used essential oils as a cure because they have noticed their beneficial effects on the human mind and body. What they did not know was how these essential oils actually affected the human body, as well as exactly what component or more of them were responsible for the activity of a particular oil. Therefore, a...

The aim of this paper was to determine whether the addition of some ingredients to the same grape brandy after distillation affects the chemical composition of the volatile components by applying the gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Five samples were subjected to this study and a total of 57 compounds were identified. For...

Metals, whether from natural and anthropogenic sources, can migrate between different parts of the environment and accumulate in flora and fauna, and in this way can finally reach people through the food chain. The possibility of contamination of plants by metals limits their use both in the pharmaceutical and food industry, because the increased c...

The aim of this paper is to determine the efficiency of D-µ-SPE with application of novel sorbents as a technique for sample preparation of water samples for the analysis of 16 priority PAHs by GC-MS. The sample preparation technique proved to be very fast, efficient and economical. The results of the proposed method demonstrate that this technique...

The aim of this paper is application of novel sorbents in dispersive micro solid phase extraction (D-μ-SPE) as a technique for sample preparation of water, for the analysis of 16 PAHs by gass chromatography - mass spectrometry (GC-MS). D-μ-SPE proved to be an effective technique consuming a small amount of the solvent for the analysis. D-μ-SPE is c...

Mushrooms are considered functional food because of their chemical and nutritional properties and they are consumed for their therapeutic properties and preventing disease. Mushrooms that form ectomycorrhizae are specially adapted to absorb chemical elements from the mineral particles of the soil, so they can serve as natural indicators of pollutio...

In this chapter are given general considerations on biosynthesis, chemical composition, function and importance of epicuticular wax constituents, specially their utilization and usefulness in chemotaxonomy. A special attention is given to the components of epicuticular waxes isolated from different representatives of the genus Sedum L. from the ter...

Antioxidants rich food protects human body against free radicals and reduces the risk of many health problems. Herbs and spices are known to contain a wide variety of antioxidants. Antioxidant activity, using DPPH, ABTS, FRAP, TRP and CUPRAC assays, and total phenolic content of 23 culinary herbs and spices traditionally used in Serbian diet was ev...

The aim of this work is to develop an application kinetic-spectrophotometric procedure for the determination of caffeic acid (CA) in propolis. The method is based on oxidation reaction of CA by hydrogen peroxide in the presence of Cu (II) ions in alkaline solution. The reaction was monitored spectrophotometrically by measuring the rate of change of...

The essential oil isolated from stem, fresh and mature fruits of Xanthium italicum Moretti by hydrodistillation was analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. In the oil of stem, fresh and mature fruits, 121 components were identified, representing 94.6%, 92.1%, and 91.3% of the total oil, respectively. The most abundant compounds in stem oi...

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) are pollutants of great concern due to their toxic, mutagenic and carcinogenic properties. European Commission classified 16 compounds as priority pollutants: acenaphthene, acenaphthylene, anthracene, benzo[a]anthracene, benzo[a]pyrene, benzo[b]fuoranthene, benzo[g,h,i]perylene, benzo[k]fluoranthene, chrysene,...

The chemical compositions of the essential oils of Seseli peucedanoides (M.Bieb.) Koso-Pol. inflorescences and leaves, isolated by hydrodistillation, and headspace volatiles, obtained by the static headspace method, were analyzed in detail by gas chromatography (GC) and GC/mass spectrometry (MS). In total, 74 constituents were identified, represent...

Malva sylvestris L. is a widely consumed edible-medicinal plant growing all around the world. The aim of our study was the determination of the concentration levels of heavy metals in M. sylvestris L. samples and their extracts from polluted and non-polluted locations in Niš, Republic of Serbia. The analysis of heavy metals was performed by the AAS...

Petrović, G., Stamenković, J., Stojanović, G., Zlatković, B., Jovanović, O.: Essential oil analysis of different plant parts of Geocaryum cynapioides (Guss.) L. Engstrand. Biologica Nyssana, 9 (1). September, 2018: 31-35. Phytochemical analysis by GC and GC/MS of the essential oil samples, obtained from fresh aerial parts, shoots and inflorescences...

The present review describes and discusses the chem. and chemotaxonomic implications, as well as hypothetical biogenetic considerations, of the essential oils isolated from 23 taxa of Balkan Achillea using multivariate statistical anal. [on SciFinder(R)]

Chemical composition of the headspace volatiles and essential oils isolated from different parts of Ferulago sylvatica was determined by GC and GC/MS analyses. The results showed that headspace volatiles obtained from the aerial parts and roots were similar regarding the number of identified compounds and main components. However, essential oils ob...

The chemical composition of the essential oil and the volatiles obtained by static headspace (HS) of Inula oculus-christi L. is presented. The GC-MS analysis of the hydrodistilled oil resulted in the identification of 90 components, representing 92.7% of the oil. The most abundant compounds were: caryophyllene oxide (9.8%), trans-longipinocarveol (...

The main compounds of acetone, methanol, ether and ethyl acetate extracts of Umbilicaria crustulosa are tridepsides, gyrophoric acid and crustinic acid, and didepside, lecanoric acid. Chemical composition of Umbilicaria cylindrica extracts depends on the solvent used for the extraction and the major components are depsidones, salazinic acid and nor...

The results presented herein represent our continued study based on the modification of phenolic functionality in molecules originated from natural sources by acylation. A small focused library of nineteen eugenyl esters, with four of which are new compounds, is reported. All compounds were subjected to in vitro antimicrobial testing. In silico stu...

The authors report on a novel sorbent (thermally treated natural zeolite; clinoptilolite) for use in dispersive micro-solid phase extraction (D-μ-SPE) of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from water samples. The method was applied to the D-μ-SPE of 16 priority PAHs which then were quantified by gas chromatography with mass spectrometric detec...

The goal of this research was a comprehensive analysis of four wild edible mushroom species, Cantharellus cinereus, Clavariadelphus pistillaris, Clitocybe nebularis and Hygrocybe punicea, which have not been analyzed so far. Extracts of different polarities have been prepared and evaluated their antioxidant activities by DPPH, ABTS, FRAP, TRP and C...

The aim of this study was to determine, for the first time, the chemical composition of Peltigera horizontalis thallus and apothecia extracts (ether, ethyl acetate, dichloromethane and acetone) by HPLC-UV and GC-MS, and evaluate activity of genotoxic, anticholinesterase, antioxidant and antibacterial potential of acetone extracts. Major constituent...

This is the first report on population differentiation based on composition of three different compound classes (n-alkanes, primary alcohols and diterpenes) in the epicuticular waxes of European black pine (Pinus nigra) from Balkan Peninsula and Southern Carpathians. The n-hexane extracts of 263 samples, originating from 15 native populations of fo...

Phytochemical diversity and differentiation of nine native populations of Pinus mugo sensu stricto from Julian Alps, Southern Carpathians and Balkan Peninsula were analyzed in regard to epicuticular wax compounds. GC‐MS and GC‐FID analyses of n‐hexane extracts of needle samples, collected from 118 individuals of P. mugo, revealed presence of six di...

Recently, several publications revealed the presence of potentially active volatile substances in the roots of yarrow species. Though their specific function is not clear, they are supposed to have an important role in plant–environment interactions. In the present paper, chemical composition of hydrodistilled essential oil (EO), headspace (HS) vol...

Comparative analysis of the chemical composition and biological activity of the essential oils from the needles of four Pinus species (P. mugo subsp. mugo, P. nigra subsp. nigra, P. sylvestris and P. peuce) from the central Balkans was performed. Although different chemical profiles of the dominant terpenes for each species were determined, essenti...

This study reports the effect of an acetone extract of Evernia prunastri on the micronucleus distribution of human lymphocytes and effect on cholinesterase activity. Furthermore, the antioxidant activity (estimated via DPPH, ABTS, TRP and CUPRAC assays), as well as total phenolic compounds (TPC) and antibacterial activity (against two Gram-positive...

Main secondary metabolites identified in species of genus Bryoria are fumarprotocetraric and confumarprotocetraric acids, followed by stictic and lobaric acids, atranorin, gyrophoric, vulpinic, barbatolic and usnic acids. This review deals with the antimicrobial activity of substances identified from the genus Bryoria. These data may be useful in p...

This is the first insight into the fine structure of the epicuticular wax crystalloids found on the adaxial surfaces of needles from three Pinus nigra subspecies (ssp. nigra, ssp. banatica (Borbás) Novák, and ssp. pallasiana (Lamb.) Holmboe) growing wild in the south-eastern Europe. In general, the main wax crystalloids in P. nigra taxa were tubule...

This is the fi rst insight into the fi ne structure of the epicuticular wax crystalloids found on the adaxial surfaces of needles from three Pinus nigra subspecies (ssp. nigra, ssp. banatica (Borbás) Novák, and ssp. pallasiana (Lamb.) Holmboe) growing wild in the south-eastern Europe. In general, the main wax crystalloids in P. nigra taxa were tubu...

Eleven species of wild mushrooms which belong to Boletaceae and Russulaceae families were examined by gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis for the presence of fatty acids. As far as we know, the fatty acid profiles of B. purpureus and B. rhodoxanthus were described for the first time. Twenty-six fatty ac...

This study reports for the first time in the chemical composition of acetone, ether, ethyl acetate and dichloromethane extracts of Hypogymnia tubulosa determined by HPLC-UV, GC-FID and GC-MS as well as effect of H. tubulosa acetone extract on micronucleus distribution on human lymphocytes and on cholinesterase activity. Additionally, antioxidant (e...

Derivatisation of parent structure in terpenoids often results in enhancement of biological activity of newly obtained compounds. Thymol, a naturally occurring phenol biosynthesized through the terpene pathway, is a well known biocide with strong antimicrobial attributes and diverse therapeutic activities. We have aimed our study on a single modifi...

The present study reports the chemical composition on the headspace volatiles and essential oils obtained from fresh roots, shoots and inflorescences of Chaerophyllum hirsutum. In headspace samples, the most dominant class was monoterpene hydrocarbons, but the main compounds were different. The root had β-phellandrene as the major compound. Sabinen...

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) represent priority contaminants, and the development of fast, reliable and accurate methods for their determination is of essential importance. The soil is a part of the environment which easily accumulates PAHs, making them available for transport to the air and water over long time periods and by plants thr...

Currant fruit extracts were characterized by (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) radical scavenging activity, 2,2-azinobis-3 ethyl benzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid cation decolorization activity, total reducing power, cupric ion reducing antioxidant power, and ferric ion reducing antioxidant power assays in order to evaluate their antioxidant activity....

The family of succulent plants, Crassulaceae, is known for many benefits, as well for the limited distribution of aromatic representatives. It is also observed the deficiency of data on content and distribution of volatile compounds within the genus Hylotelephium. Accordingly, this is the first report on volatiles from roots of three Hylotelephium...

Phytochemical analysis by GC and GC/MS of the essential oil samples obtained from fresh shoots and flowers of Saponaria officinalis L. allowed the identification of 96 components in total, comprising 94.7% and 86.0% of the total oils compositions, respectively. Regarding the shoots essential oil, the major of 87 identified volatile compounds were p...

The chemical composition of ether, ethyl acetate and dichloromethane extracts of Umbilicaria crustulosa and U. cylindrica were determined for the first time by HPLC-UV, GC-FID and GC-MS. The HPLC-UV analysis was revealed the presence of methyl orsellinate, lecanoric acid, crustinic acid, gyrophoric acid and atranorin in U. crustulosa extracts while...

The presence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in soil is an issue of concern due to their harmful effects on human health. The goal of this study was to optimize ultrasonic extraction in order to establish an efficient, easy, and low-cost method for the determination of 16 priority PAHs in soil. The time of extraction and solvent systems...

The essential oil isolated from Erica spiculifolia Salisb. by hydrodistillation was analysed by GC-MS. One hundred compounds representing 92.6% of total oil were identified. Among the detected compounds 38 were monoterpenoids (46.2%), 30 were sesquiterpenoids (31.7%), 2 diterpene (0.4%) and 30 compounds (14.3%) were with various non-terpenoid struc...

Samples of roots and spatial soils of native Rubus fruticosus L. were collected from the spots positioned at different distances from the copper smelter and city heating plants in the industrial zone of the town of Bor (Serbia) and subjected to chemical analyses in order to determine the content of several heavy metals, and 15 priority polycyclic a...

In the present investigation, effects of Ramalina capitata acetone extract on micronucleus distribution on human lymphocytes, on cholinesterase activity and antioxidant activity (by the CUPRAC method) were examined, for the first time as well as its HPLC profile. Additionally, total phenolic compounds (TPC), antioxidant properties (estimated via DP...

Six hydroxycinnamic acids were identified and determined quantitatively in methanol and acetone extracts from quince peel and pulp, namely 3-O-caffeoylquinic acid (3-CQA), 4-p-coumaroylquinic acid (HC1), 4-O-caffeoylquinic acid (4-CQA), 5-O-caffeoylquinic acid (5-CQA), derivative of p-coumaroylquinic acid (HC2) and 3,5-dicaffeoylquinic acid (3,5-di...

The present study reports the chemical composition of the headspace volatiles (HS) and essential oil obtained from fresh Chaerophyllum aromaticumroot and aerial parts in full vegetative phase, as well as biological activities of their essential oils and methanol extracts. In HS samples, the most dominant components were monoterpene hydrocarbons. On...