The influence of Satureja montana extracts on several liver biochemical parameters in mice administered with carbon tetrachloride was estimated. In vivo investigation of antioxidant properties of S. montana extracts encompassed monitoring of biochemical parameters (derived from liver homogenate and blood hydrolyzate) and examination of potential he...

By Tatjana Ćebović, Jelena Vladić, Aleksandra Gavarić, Zoran Zekanović, Senka Vidović

Species of the Lamiaceae family have enjoyed a rich tradition of use for flavoring, food preservation, and medicinal purposes, due to their curative and preventive properties. Cultivated winter savory (Satureja montana L.), sage (Salvia officinalis L.) and hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis L.) are produced for seed, herb, and essential oil. Dominant com...

By Milica Aćimović, Marina Todosijević, Ana Varga, Biljana Kiprovski, Vele Tešević, Ivana Čabarkapa, Vladimir Sikora

Five genotypes of Turkish hazelnuts (Corylus colurna L.) collected during the 2016 crop were analyzed for chemical composition, including total oil content, fatty acid and sterol composition. The oil yields from these kernels varied from 36.5% to 60.8%. The main fatty acids of Turkish hazelnuts kernel oils were oleic acid (79.34–83.0%) and li...

By Jelena Ninić-Todorović, Miroslav Novaković, Jelena Čukanović, Ivana Sofrenović, Ivana Todorović, Dragan Todorović, Vele Tešević

The aim of the present study was the optimization of the extraction conditions (particle size, solid-to-solvent ratio, extraction time and procedure) via total polyphenol content and radical scavenging activity, using wild thyme as a natural source of polyphenols. According to the total polyphenols yield, particle size, solvent-to-solid ratio and e...

By Aleksandra Jovanović, Mihaela Skrt, Predrag Petrović, Gordana Zdunić, Katarina Šavikin, Branko Bugarski

Usnea barbata (old man’s beard) is one of the most investigated lichens which biological properties (such as antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and cytotoxic activities) have been proven in several scientific studies. Stated properties of old man’s beard have been attributed mainly to its major secondary metabolite - a dibenzofuran deriva...

By Ana Žugić, Aleksandra Isaković, Ivica Jeremić, Vanja Tadić

Tanacetum parthenium (L.) Schulz Bip., Asteraceae (feverfew), being a medicinal plant with a long tradition in European folk medicine, has been used to treat headache, fever, rheumatism, asthma, stomach pains, and other conditions related to inflammation. Although feverfew is often used for migraine headaches, numerous literature data stated the in...

By Vladan Tadić, Jelena Živković, Dubravka Bigović, Ana Žugić

The stability of linseed (Linum usitatissimum) oil has been investigated through the exposition of two different samples, linseed oil without antioxidant and linseed oil with roesemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) extract, to ambient temperature conditions (25 °C) and refrigerator temperature conditions (4 °C). The oxidation degree of linseed oi...

By Zorica Drinić, Jelena Mudrić, Gordana Zdunić, Dubravka Bigović, Katarina Šavikin

The aim of this study was to characterize volatile and non-volatile compounds of rosemary from the North Adriatic region and to determine its antiproliferative activity, alone or in combination with radiomimetic bleomycin (BLM) on three malignant and one non-transformed human cell line. Chemical analysis of the volatile compounds revealed the prese...

By Jasminka Mrđanović, Višnja Bogdanović, Biljana Kiprovski, Đorđe Malenčić, Maja Mikulič-Petkovšek, Ivan Milovanović, Aleksandra Mišan

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

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