Flavonoids and polyphenols content and antioxidant activity of Ficus carica L. extracts from Romania

Trifunschi Svetlana I.; Munteanu Melania Florina F.; Ardelean Dorina G.; Orodan Maria; Osser Gyongyi M.; Gligor Ramona I.

doi:10.2298/ZMSPN1528057T

Zbornik Matice Srpske za Prirodne Nauke (Jan 2015)

Flavonoids and polyphenols content and antioxidant activity of Ficus carica L. extracts from Romania

Trifunschi Svetlana I.,
Munteanu Melania Florina F.,
Ardelean Dorina G.,
Orodan Maria,
Osser Gyongyi M.,
Gligor Ramona I.

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Trifunschi Svetlana I.: ”Vasile Goldiş” Western University of Arad, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Arad, Romania
Munteanu Melania Florina F.: ”Vasile Goldiş” Western University of Arad, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Arad, Romania
Ardelean Dorina G.: ”Vasile Goldiş” Western University of Arad, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Arad, Romania
Orodan Maria: ”Vasile Goldiş” Western University of Arad, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Arad, Romania
Osser Gyongyi M.: ”Vasile Goldiş” Western University of Arad, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Arad, Romania
Gligor Ramona I.: Vasile Goldiş” Western University of Arad, RomaniaFaculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry, Department of General Medicine, Arad, Romania

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2298/ZMSPN1528057T
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2015, no. 128
pp. 57 – 65

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The objective of this study is to determine flavonoids and polyphenols content and antioxidant activity of extracts of figs growing in Romania. The content of flavonoids and polyphenolic compounds was determined according to the Romanian Pharmacopoeia, the 10th edition, using the standard rutin for flavonoids, catechol for polyphenols and HPLC for flavonoids quantification. Determination of antioxidant activity was done by DPPH scavenging method and at cellular level by attenuation of oxidative damage in human erythrocytes. The experimental results reveal that Ficus carica extracts may be a potential source of natural antioxidants.

Published in Zbornik Matice Srpske za Prirodne Nauke

ISSN: 0352-4906 (Print); 2406-0828 (Online)
Publisher: Matica srpska
Country of publisher: Serbia
LCC subjects: Science: Science (General)
Website: http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/journal.aspx?issn=0352-4906

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