10 th <str<strong>on</strong>g>Symposium</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong> <strong>of</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>astern <strong>Serbia</strong> <strong>and</strong> Neighbouring regi<strong>on</strong>s,Vlasina 17 to 20 June 2010Mediterranean phytochemical plant diversity. The case <strong>of</strong>calabrian floraStatti, G., Uzunov, D., C<strong>on</strong>forti, F., Marrelli, M., Menichini, F., Tundis, R.,B<strong>on</strong>esi, M., Menichini, F.Laboratory <strong>of</strong> phytochemistry, Department <strong>of</strong> Pharmaceutical Sciences,University <strong>of</strong> Calabria, Italyg.statti@unical.itThe Mediterranean is <strong>on</strong>e <strong>of</strong> a major world centre <strong>of</strong> plant diversity,housing some 25-30 000 species, up to 50% <strong>of</strong> which are endemic to <strong>the</strong> regi<strong>on</strong>.Mediterranean basin is also <strong>on</strong>e <strong>of</strong> a key centre <strong>of</strong> crop origins <strong>and</strong> diversity <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>area is also <strong>on</strong>e <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> world wide well known source <strong>of</strong> medical <strong>and</strong> aromaticplants. The repertory <strong>of</strong> plant <strong>and</strong> uses can be find within <strong>the</strong> written medievaltraditi<strong>on</strong>s. The folk medicine in <strong>the</strong> area has been preserved through <strong>the</strong> oraltransmissi<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> informati<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> adapted <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> base <strong>of</strong> direct experience <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>different pathologies <strong>and</strong> remedies. The use <strong>of</strong> plants as food <strong>and</strong> medicines inMediterranean Calabria is relevant in <strong>the</strong> local traditi<strong>on</strong>al health care system, sinceabout 25% <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> local flora are used. Many studies <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> phytochemicalcompounds <strong>and</strong> biological activities <strong>of</strong> this rich heritage, in last decades were carriedout by Phytochemical Laboratory (University <strong>of</strong> Calabria). The recent studies arefocused mainly <strong>on</strong> antioxidant molecules <strong>and</strong> phytocomplex because <strong>the</strong> etiology <strong>of</strong>many diseases is based <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> unc<strong>on</strong>trolled producti<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> free radicals. Theparticipati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> free radicals as mediators <strong>of</strong> tissue damage has been, in fact,recognized in many pathophysiological processes such as inflammati<strong>on</strong>, cancer,neurodegenerative diseases, etc.The chemical compositi<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> biologically active compounds <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>irquantitative characteristics depends from genotypic <strong>and</strong> phenotypic factors. In thissense it is necessary to organise a study at large scale for testing as more as possiblespecies <strong>and</strong> populati<strong>on</strong>s for <strong>the</strong>ir chemistry, pharmaceutical <strong>and</strong> nutraceutic value.This requires a cooperati<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> collaborati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> different research centres <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>on</strong>eh<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> optimisati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> procedures for phytochemical <strong>and</strong> biological analysis<strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r.104
10 th <str<strong>on</strong>g>Symposium</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong> <strong>of</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>astern <strong>Serbia</strong> <strong>and</strong> Neighbouring regi<strong>on</strong>s,Vlasina 17 to 20 June 2010Efekat različitih metoda sušenja na hemijski sastav i prinosetarskog ulja biljke Mentha l<strong>on</strong>gifolia L.Stanisavljević, D. 1 , Ristić, M. 2 , Đorđević, S. 2 , Veličković, D. 1 ,Ranđelović, N. 31 Visoka poljoprivredno-prehrambena škola, Prokuplje, Srbija2 Institut za istraživanje lekovitog bilja „Josif Pančić“, Beograd, Srbija3 Odsek za biologiju i ekologiju, Prirodno-matematički fakultet, Univerzitet uNišu, Srbijadraganastanisavljevic72@gmail.comMetoda sušenja obično ima značajan uticaj na kvalitet i količinu etarskih uljaiz biljke. U ovom radu razmatran je uticaj različitih metoda sušenja na kvantitet ihemijski sastav etarskog ulja biljke Mentha l<strong>on</strong>gifolia L. Biljni materijal je sakupljanu fenološkoj fazi cvetanja 2009. godine sa područja opštine Prokuplje. Jedan deoprikupljenog biljnog materijala sušen je 15 dana u hladu na promajnom mestu, adrugi deo u laboratorijskoj sušnici na temperaturi 50°C. Osim navedenih načinasušenja Mentha l<strong>on</strong>gifolia L. je sušena i primenom savremene absorbci<strong>on</strong>e sušare.Hemijski sastav etarskih ulja ispitan je metodom (GC FID i GC-MS). Na osnovuodređenih parametara uočava se uticaj vrste sušenja na kvalitet ispitanog biljnogmaterijala. Po prinosu ulja ističe se materijal sušen u niskotemperaturnojk<strong>on</strong>denzaci<strong>on</strong>oj sušari NTKS (1,1%), a najmanji prinos zabeležen je kod materijalasušenog u laboratorijskoj sušnici (0,6%). Dominantna komp<strong>on</strong>enta kod n ane sušenena sva tri načina je piperit<strong>on</strong> sa različitim procentom zastupljenosti. Najveći sadržajzabeležen je kod Mentha l<strong>on</strong>gifolia L sušene u NTKS (71,47%) dok je kodmaterijala sušenog na promajnom mestu i u laboratorijskoj sušnici sadržaj niži iiznosi 50,84 % i 43,05 %, respektivno.In vitro antioxidant activity, total phenol <strong>and</strong> flav<strong>on</strong>oidc<strong>on</strong>tents <strong>of</strong> different Origanum vulgare L. extractsStanković, M., Topuzović, M.Department <strong>of</strong> Biology <strong>and</strong> Ecology, Faculty <strong>of</strong> Science, University <strong>of</strong>Kragujevac, <strong>Serbia</strong>mstankovic@kg.ac.rsIn this study were determined <strong>the</strong> c<strong>on</strong>centrati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> phenolic compounds,flav<strong>on</strong>oids <strong>and</strong> in vitro antioxidant activity <strong>of</strong> different extracts, from <strong>the</strong> whole herb<strong>of</strong> Origanum vulgare L. using spectrophotometric methods. Oregano (Origanumvulgare, Lamiaceae) is a perennial herbaceous species that inhabit dry rocky105