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Vol 38(2018)

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Sofija Đorđević, Teodora Janković, Milica Mihailović, Nada Čujić-Nikolić, Nemanja Stanisavljević, Katarina Šavikin, Ana Kalaušević, Viktor Nedović, Dubravka Bigović, Zorica Drinić, Senka Vidović, Jelena Vladić, Anamarija Koren, Biljana Kiprovski, Vladmir Sikora, Gordan Zdunić, Ana Alimpić, Dejan Pljevljakušić, Sonja Duletić-Laušević, Miljana Jovanović, Milica MIlutinović, Milica Kostić, Nemanja Kitić, Suzana Brankovič, Dušanka Kitič, Ivana Živković, Gordana Zdunić, Jelena Živković, Nebojša Menković, Dragoslav Radin, Dejan Stojković, Marija Smiljković, Miloš Nikolić, Marina Soković, Dragana Rančič, Slobodan Dražić, Svetlana Aćić, Radenko Radošević, Zora Dajić Stevanović, Ana Matković, Tatjana Marković, Sava Vrbničanin, Marija Sarić Krsmanović, Dragana Božić, Dragoja Radanović, Rada Đurović Pejčev, Vladmir Filipović, Snežana Mrđan, Jovica Vasin, Kristina Jevremović, Jelena Mudrić, Svetlana Ibrić, Jelena Đuriš, Ana Zugić, Vanja Tadić, Tatjana Kundaković, Snežana Savić, Una-Jovana Vajić,

Published: 25.12.2018.

Contents

25.12.2018. Research Article
The influence of the extraction method on the content of silymarin in Silybi mariani fructus

This study was aimed to compare the efficiency of silymarin extraction from Silybi mariani fructus using different extraction methods. Maceration, percolation, extraction in a water bath, and ultrasonicassisted extraction have been performed with 60% ethanol. Extracts were analyzed using UV/Vis and HPLC techniques. Our results showed that the highe...

By SOFIJA ĐORĐEVIĆ, TEODORA JANKOVIĆ, MILICA MIHAILOVIĆ

25.12.2018. Research Article
Application of gum Arabic in the production of spray-dried chokeberry polyphenols, microparticles characterisation and in vitro digestion method

Due to its high content of phenolics, black chokeberry has been proposed as a health-promoting material, especially use of chokeberry extract as a food or pharmaceuticals. Chokeberry extract was spray-dried using gum Arabic as a carrier. The optimal conditions for the efficient microencapsulation of chokeberry extract using spray-drying technique h...

By NADA ČUJIĆ-NIKOLIĆ, NEMANJA STANISAVLJEVIĆ, KATARINA ŠAVIKIN, ANA KALAUŠEVIĆ, VIKTOR NEDOVIĆ, DUBRAVKA BIGOVIĆ, TEODORA JANKOVIĆ

25.12.2018. Research Article
Effect of extraction solvent on total polyphenols content and antioxidant activity of Cannabis sativa L.

In this study, water and various concentrations of ethanol in water (30 %, 50 %, 70 %, and 90 %) were used as a solvent in the extraction of two different samples of hemp (Cannabis sativa L.). The extraction yield, total phenols content, total flavonoids content, antioxidant activity, and reductive capacity were determined in the obtained extracts....

By ZORICA DRINIĆ, SENKA VIDOVIĆ, JELENA VLADIĆ, ANAMARIJA KOREN, BILJANA KIPROVSKI, VLADMIR SIKORA

25.12.2018. Research Article
Biological activities of Sorbus aucuparia L. leaves extract

Biological activities of Sorbus aucuparia L. leaves extract was tested in our study. Antineurodegenerative activity was evaluated by acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and tyrosinase (TYR) inhibitory activity assays while antioxidant activity was by tested using four different assays. In all antioxidant test we noticed concentration dependent activity of ...

By KATARINA ŠAVIKIN, GORDAN ZDUNIĆ, ANA ALIMPIĆ, DUBRAVKA BIGOVIĆ, DEJAN PLJEVLJAKUŠIĆ, SONJA DULETIĆ-LAUŠEVIĆ

25.12.2018. Research Article
Antioxidant capacity of pineapple methanolic extracts and juice (Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.)

Polyphenols are secondary plant metabolites with proven antioxidant activity, which have an important part in prevention of many diseases. Pineapple (Ananas comosus (L.) Merr. family Bromeliaceae) is a plant native to Central America. Pineapple fruit is the most common part of plant used in both, nutrition and traditional medicine, but other parts ...

By MILJANA JOVANOVIĆ, MILICA MILUTINOVIĆ, MILICA KOSTIĆ, NEMANJA KITIĆ, SUZANA BRANKOVIČ, DUŠANKA KITIČ

25.12.2018. Research Article
Antiviral activity of medicinal plants extracts against foodborne norovirus

Medicinal plant extracts have a broad antimicrobial activity, including antiviral effects. In our study, eleven dry extracts of ten different medicinal plants prepared with two solvents (5%, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and 30% ethanol in 5% DMSO) in different concentrations have been examined for anti-norovirus activity. The reduction of norovirus &g...

By IVANA ŽIVKOVIĆ, KATARINA ŠAVIKIN, GORDANA ZDUNIĆ, JELENA ŽIVKOVIĆ, DUBRAVKA BIGOVIĆ, NEBOJŠA MENKOVIĆ, DRAGOSLAV RADIN

25.12.2018. Research Article
Sensitivity of multiresistant bacteria and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus to ethanolic root extract of Raphanus sativus

Raphanus sativus L. (Brassicaceae) is an edible plant, whose root is consumed all over the world. The objective of this study was to test antibacterial potential of R. sativus ethanolic extract on 12 pathogenic bacteria including multiresistant bacterial strains and MRSA. All of the tested bacteria showed sensitivity to the antibacterial effect of ...

By DEJAN STOJKOVIĆ, MARIJA SMILJKOVIĆ, MILOŠ NIKOLIĆ, JELENA ŽIVKOVIĆ, MARINA SOKOVIĆ

25.12.2018. Research Article
Standard microscopic slide preparation technique as a new and useful tool for analyzing mucilage content in marshmallow root

Marshmallow (Althaea officinalis L.) root is used as a drug in medicine, pharmaceutical, cosmetic as well as in food products, due to the content of mucilage with a broad range of physicochemical properties. Since mucilage content in roots depends on genotype and growing conditions, the quality control is, therefore, one of the major tasks in the r...

By DRAGANA RANČIČ, SLOBODAN DRAŽIĆ, SVETLANA AĆIĆ, RADENKO RADOŠEVIĆ, ZORA DAJIĆ STEVANOVIĆ

25.12.2018. Research Article
Chemical composition and in vitro herbicidal activity of five essential oils on Johnson grass (Sorghum halepense [L.] Pers.)

The evaluation of the inhibition effect achieved by essential oils of dill (Anethum graveolens L.), oregano (Origanum vulgare L.), juniper (Juniperus communis L.), sage (Salvia officinalis L.) and winter savory (Satureja montana L.)  on seed germination and shoot growth of Johnson grass (Sorghum halepense L.) was tested in laboratory. The chem...

By ANA MATKOVIĆ, TATJANA MARKOVIĆ, SAVA VRBNIČANIN, MARIJA SARIĆ KRSMANOVIĆ, DRAGANA BOŽIĆ

25.12.2018. Research Article
Preliminary results of winter savory (Satureja montana L.) cultivated under permeable mulch film in dry farming conditions of South Banat

The aim of study was to investigate development of perennial medicinal plant, Satureja montana L., cultivated in dry farming conditions of South Banat, Serbia, with use of black permeable mulch film. In the first two vegetations, the influence of fertilization and crop density on yields of the aboveground plant part (per plant and per m2) and on th...

By DRAGOJA RADANOVIĆ, ANA MATKOVIĆ, RADA ĐUROVIĆ PEJČEV, TATJANA MARKOVIĆ, VLADMIR FILIPOVIĆ, SNEŽANA MRĐAN, JOVICA VASIN

25.12.2018. Research Article
Inhibition of microbial biofilm formation by Cydonia oblonga Mill. fruit peel and leaf ethanolic extracts

This study aimed to investigate the activity of C. oblonga peel and leaf ethanolic extracts on biofilm formation of different microbial strains, including pathogenic bacteria and food poisoning strains. It was shown that both of the investigated extracts inhibited biofilm formation in a dose dependent manner with sub-minimal inhibitory concent...

By DEJAN STOJKOVIĆ, KRISTINA JEVREMOVIĆ, MARIJA SMILJKOVIĆ, JELENA ŽIVKOVIĆ, MARINA SOKOVIĆ

25.12.2018. Research Article
Microencapsulation methods for plants biologically active compounds - a review

Biologically active compounds from plants have attracted great interest due to their affordability, effectiveness and low toxicity. Herbal extracts provide an infinite resource of raw materials for pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food industry. Unfortunately, use of the valuable natural compounds can be limited by their low bioavailability, volatiliza...

By JELENA MUDRIĆ, SVETLANA IBRIĆ, JELENA ĐURIŠ

25.12.2018. Review Article
Chemical composition and biological activities of the extracts and secondary metabolites of lichens belonging to the genus Usnea, Parmeliaceae

Lichens represent a promising source of antimicrobial, cytotoxic and antioxidant agents. Their great pharmacological potential lies in the fact that they represent specific symbiotic organisms and thus possess natural roles allowing them to be highly adaptable to different environmental conditions. On the other hand, stated biological activities of...

By ANA ZUGIĆ, VANJA TADIĆ, TATJANA KUNDAKOVIĆ, SNEŽANA SAVIĆ

25.12.2018. Dissertation Overview
Optimization of extraction and characterization of Urtica dioica L. leaf extract for the evaluation of dose-dependent response in experimental hypertension

This doctoral dissertation was focused on the optimization of the extraction parameters to achieve the maximum yield of phenolic compounds in the Urtica dioica L. leaf extracts. The extract with the highest content of phenolic compounds was tested in the model of experimental hypertension to determine its effects on oxidative and hemodynamic status...

By UNA-JOVANA VAJIĆ

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