THE SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES OF SELECTED HERBS IN VISION-PRO™ UV-VIS

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Karolina FERYSIUK

karolina.ferysiuk@student.up.edu.pl

Karolina M. WÓJCIAK

karolina.wojciak@up.lublin.pl

Abstract

The aim of the study was to evaluate the influence of type of the solvent (water, aqueous ethanol and ethanol) on the antioxidant properties of four various herbs: couch grass (A. repens), milk thistle (S. marianum), dandelion (T. officinale) and fireweed (E. angustifolium) measurement by three common UV-VIS methods (TPC, ABTS+, DPPH). The results were collected through the Vision-Pro™ UV-VIS spectrophotometer software. Aqueous ethanol was the most effective solvent for extraction for all type of herbs. Fireweed contains the highest amount of polyphenol compounds (0.625 µg GA/ml). The lowest antioxidant capacity was presented by extracts from couch grass (0.019 µg GA/ml).

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herb extract, phenolic compounds, antioxidant capacity, VisionPro™ software

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FERYSIUK, K., & WÓJCIAK, K. M. (2019). THE SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES OF SELECTED HERBS IN VISION-PRO™ UV-VIS. Applied Computer Science, 15(4), 49–62. https://doi.org/10.23743/acs-2019-29