In this paper, conventional solid-liquid extraction and ultrasound-assisted extraction were utilized for (poly)phenols extraction from black elderberry flowers. The extraction lasted 30 to 120 min, with a solid-to-solvent ratio of 1:15 w/v and 1:30 w/v and solvents of 30% and 60% ethanol. Total (poly)phenols, flavonoids and anthocyanins contents we...

By Nebojša Vasiljević, Vladan Mićić, Milorad Tomić, Dragica Lazić, Ljubica Vasiljević, Duško Kostić

When edible oils are heated above 150°C, they undergo thermo-oxidative changes depending on a variety of factors, such as temperature, heating time, type of oil, etc. These changes cause a series of chemical reactions (hydrolysis, oxidation, polymerization, etc.) resulting in the formation of free fatty acids, an increase in the peroxide number...

By Sanja Dobrnjac, Ljubica Vasiljević, Stevan Blagojević, Miladin Gligorić, Zoran Obrenović, Vesna Cvijetinović, Dragan Tošković

Family Lamiaceae (labia) includes a large number of cosmopolitan speciesincluding Thymus alpestris (Thyme) characterized by the presence of essential oilsand phenolic compounds. It represents a perennial semi-shrubby plant. Theantioxidant potential of thyme is due to the presence of polyphenolic acids andflavonoids. The topic of this paper is the e...

By Ljubica Vasiljević, Mirjana Beribaka, Jelena Vulinović, Slađana Petronić

Biphenylsarean important class of organic compounds. Theyare importantin the field of natural products, polymersand the contemporary medical materials. Synthetic route cross-coupling (Suzukis) reaction, starting from benzenevia the iodoniumsaltto 4-nitro-4'-metilbiphenyl is chosen in this study. The resulting intermediates and final product of the ...

By Ljubica Vasiljević, Ivan Ćirić, Dragana Grujić