@phdthesis{(CRISUNS)36487, title = {Biopotential and chemical characterization of extracts and essential oils of species from Juniperus L. genus (Cupressaceae).}, title[SR] = {Biopotencijal i hemijska karakterizacija ekstrakata i etarskih ulja vrsta roda Juniperus L. (Cupressaceae).}, abstract = {

Characterization of methanol extracts and essential oils of eight Juniperus L. species included phytochemical screening and evaluation of antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial activity. The presence and content of phenolics and terpenoids was confirmed by LC-MS/MS and GC-MS technique. Antioxidant activity of extracts and essential oils (radical scavenger capacity, reduction potential and inhibition of lipid peroxidation) was examined by spectrophotometric methods. With the intention to evaluate anti-inflammatory activity, an ex vivo method was applied to measure activity of platelet cyclooxygenase-1 and 12-lipoxygenase. Antimicrobial activity was evaluated according to six bacterial strains. Examined extracts and essential oils showed noticeable biological activity.

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Karakterizacija metanolnih ekstrakata i etarskih ulja iglica i šišarki osam vrsta samoniklih kleka (rod Juniperus L.) obuhvatala je fitohemijski skrining i ispitivanje antioksidantne, antiinflamatorne i antimikrobne aktivnosti. Primenom LC-MS/MS i GC-MS tehnike detektovan i odreĎen je sadržaj fenolnih i terpenoidnih sekundarnih biomolekula. Antioksidantna aktivnost ekstrakata i etarskih ulja (sposobnost neutralizacije slobodnih radikala, redukcioni potencijal i inhibicija lipidne peroksidacije) ispitana je primenom spektrofotometrijskih metoda. U cilju odreĎivanja antiinflamatornog potencijala, primenjena je ex vivo metoda za praćenje aktivnosti trombocitne ciklooksigenaze-1 i 12-lipoksigenaze. Antimikrobna aktivnost etarskih ulja odreĎena je na šest odabranih bakterijskih sojeva. Ispitani ekstrakti i etarska ulja pokazali su značajnu biološku aktivnost.

}, keywords = {extracts essential oils needless cones phenolics terpenoids antioxidant activity anti-inflammatory activity antimicrobial activity}, keywords[SR] = {Juniperus L. ekstrakti etarska ulja iglice šišarke fenoli terpenoidi antioksidantna aktivnost antiinflamatorna aktivnost antimikrobna aktivnost}, author = {Marija Lesjak}, year = {2011}, doi = {10.2298/NS20111123LESJAK}, publisher = {Author reprint}, institution = {Faculty of Sciences at Novi Sad}, institution[SR-CYR] = {Природно-математички факултет у Новом Саду}, institution[SR] = {Prirodno-matematički fakultet u Novom Sadu} }