A zidovudina (AZT) ainda é o fármaco mais empregado no tratamento da AIDS, isoladamente ou em associação a outros antirretrovirais, porém é um fármaco administrado em altas doses e que apresenta efeitos adversos que comprometem a adesão do paciente ao tratamento. Assim, um novo sistema de liberação de zidovudina composto por nanopartículas de poli (n-butil-cianoacrilato) (PBCA) revestidas por ácido hialurônico (AH) foi desenvolvido e caracterizado com o objetivo de prolongar a liberação do fármaco e diminuir sua toxicidade. As nanopartículas têm sido amplamente estudadas como veículo para fármacos por permanecer na circulação por um tempo maior e, portanto, liberar o fármaco de forma prolongada. Para polimerização e, portanto, obtenção das nanopartículas, n-butil-cianoacrilato e Dextran® foram adicionados a HCl 0,1 M (pH 2,5), sob agitação a 800 rpm, por 1 h. O AZT foi adicionado e o processo foi neutralizado com adição de NaOH 0,1M após mais 3 h de agitação. Após filtração as partículas foram revestidas pela adição de uma dispersão aquosa de ácido hialurônico (AH) a baixa rotação. O diâmetro hidrodinâmico médio das nanopartículas não revestidas foi de 152,3 nm, com um índice de polidispersividade médio igual a 0,055. O potencial zeta médio dessas partículas foi -0,678 mV. O diâmetro hidrodinâmico médio das nanopartículas revestidas com AH obtido foi de 196,9 nm, com um índice de polidispersividade médio igual a 0,440. O potencial zeta médio dessas partículas foi de -25,6 mV. Os valores resultantes dessas análises são indicativos da estabilidade das nanopartículas obtidas e da boa reatividade dos monômeros dos cianoacrilatos. Ainda, pelos resultados é possível confirmar a ocorrência do revestimento. Assim, a eficiência do processo de revestimento das nanopartículas pode ser comprovada por meio dos resultados das análises de calorimetria exploratória diferencial (DSC) e pelos resultados das análises de espectroscopia de absorção na região do infravermelho. Para quantificar o fármaco associado às nanopartículas, um método empregando espectrofotometria derivada (ED1) no UV aplicando a técnica do ponto de anulação foi desenvolvido e validado. Tal método possibilitou a eliminação da interferência dos excipientes, o que permitiu a quantificação do AZT na suspensão de nanopartículas com precisão e exatidão adequadas. A porcentagem de fármaco associado às nanoestruturas obtidas pelo método foi de 64%, considerado satisfatório. As nanopartículas foram incorporadas a uma formulação base de gel de Carbopol® 940 que, apresentou estabilidade após ser submetida a diferentes condições de armazenamento, com incidência de luz e variação da temperatura. / Zidovudine (AZT) is still the most widely used drug in the treatment of AIDS, alone or in combination with other antiretroviral drugs, however it is indicated in high doses and has adverse effects that compromise patient compliance to treatment. Thus, a new zidovudine delivery system made of poly (n-butyl-cyanoacrylate) nanoparticles coated with hyaluronic acid (HA) was developed and characterized in order to extend the drug release and reduce its toxicity. The nanoparticles have been widely studied as drug carriers once they remain in circulation for a longer period and, consequently, release the drug gradually. For the polymerization, and, therefore synthesis of nanoparticles, n-butyl-cyanoacrylate and Dextran® were added to 0.1 M HCl (pH 2.5) and stirred at 800 rpm for 1 hour. AZT was added and the reaction was neutralized by the addition of 0.1 M NaOH after 3 more hours of agitation. After filtration the particles were coated by addition of an aqueous dispersion of hyaluronic acid (HA) at low revs. The mean hydrodynamic diameter of non-coated nanoparticles was 152.3 nm with an average polydispersity index of 0.055. The average zeta potential of these particles was -0.678 mV. The average hydrodynamic diameter of the coated nanoparticles was 196.9 nm, presenting an average polydispersity index of 0.440. The average zeta potential of these particles was -25.6 mV. The resulting values of these tests are indicative not only of the stability of the obtained nanoparticles but also the good reactivity of the monomers of cyanoacrylates. Moreover, the results can confirm the occurrence of coating. Thus, the efficiency of the coating process of the nanoparticles can be demonstrated by the results of the analysis of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and the results of the absorption spectroscopy in the infrared region. In order to quantify the drug associated with the nanoparticles, a method employing derivative spectrophotometry (ED1) UV applying the zero-crossing technique was developed and validated. This method allowed the elimination of interference of excipientes, allowing the quantification of AZT nanoparticles in suspension with adequate accuracy and precision. The percentage of the drug associated with the obtained nanostructures by the method was 64%. The nanoparticles were incorporated into a Carbopol® 940 gel formulation, which was stable after being subjected to different storage conditions, with incidence of light and temperature variation.

Atualmente, na terapia de reposição hormonal (TRH), o estrogênio é o tratamento de escolha para os sintomas da menopausa. Para o tratamento adequado, um dos estrogênios amplamente usado em TRH é o 17β-estradiol, o qual está disponível em diversas formas farmacêuticas. Um método espectrofotométrico na região do visível foi desenvolvido para quantificação do 17β-estradiol em gel, comprimido e adesivo transdérmico. O método baseou - se na reação de diazotação da sulfanilamida seguida de acoplamento ao 17β-estradiol, produzindo um azo composto de cor marrom - avermelhada. O comportamento da reação foi verificado quanto à concentração dos reagentes, espectro de absorção, estabilidade do produto colorido. A linearidade foi observada no intervalo de concentração entre 10,0 a 28,0 µg/mL, com um coeficiente de correlação de 0,9996. O limite de detecção foi de 0,76 µg/mL e o limite de quantificação, de 2,30 µg/mL. O método padronizado foi aplicado na amostra comercial e simulado, e os resultados do desvio padrão relativo foram abaixo de 2%, e a médias da porcentagem de recuperação do padrão variaram de 98 a 101%. O método colori métrico demonstrou ser preciso e exato, podendo ser usado para determinação quantitativa do 17β-estradiol nas formas farmacêuticas estudadas. No método espectrofotométrico na região do UV, o 17β-estradiol foi extraído com etanol absoluto. Determinados os parâmetros analíticos, o método mostrou-se muito simples, rápido, preciso, exato e mais econômico que o método colorimétrico, porém sendo aplicável somente aos comprimidos. / Nowadays, estrogen - based hormonal replacement therapy (HRT) is the treatment of choice for menopause symptoms. For adequate treatment, one of the most widely used estrogens in HRT is 17β-estradiol, which is available in several pharmaceutical dosage forms. A visible spectrophotometric method was developed for quantification of 17β-estradiol in gel, tablets and patches. The method was based on the diazotization reaction of sulfanilamide and azo coupling with 17β-estradiol, forming the brown - reddish azo compound. The reaction behavior was observed for reagent concentration, absorption spectra and color stability. The linearity of the method was observed in a concentration range from 10,0 to 28,0 µg/mL, with correlation coefficient of 0,9996. The detection limit was 0,76 µg/mL and the quantitation limit was 2,30 µg/mL. The standardized method was applied to dosage formulations and simulated samples; the relative standard deviations (RSD) were below of 2% and the average percentage recoveries of standards varied from 98 to 101%. The colorimetric method showed precise, accurate and inexpensive, and can be used for quantitative determination of 17β-estradiol in pharmaceutical formulations studied. On the UV spectrophometric method, the 17β-estradiol was extracted with ethanol absolute. After determining analytical parameters, this method showed very simple, fast, precise, accurate and more economic than colorimetric method but only be applied for tablet formulations.

Neste trabalho as principais características dosímetricas da solução Fricke Xilenol Gel (FXG) foram estabelecidas para futura aplicação clínica na dosimetria de elétrons. As curvas de dose resposta para feixes de nêutrons térmicos para pesquisa em Terapia por Captura de Nêutrons (BNCT) e feixes elétrons de aplicação industrial também foram determinadas. A técnica padrão de leitura utilizada foi espectrofotometria. Para o feixe clínico as reprodutibilidades intra e inter-lotes da solução FXG são melhores que 1,4 % e 5,1 % respectivamente, o comportamento da resposta para o intervalo de dose entre 0,2 e 40 Gy é linear e independente da energia e da taxa de dose para o intervalo estudado. Devido aos efeitos da oxidação natural do FXG o tempo ótimo entre o preparo e a irradiação é de 24h e o comportamento da curva de dose resposta não se altera no período estudado para a variação da absorvância líquida do dosímetro. Para o estudo com o campo de nêutrons as curvas de dose resposta do FXG apresentaram comportamento linear em todo intervalo de dose estudado, e para campos industriais de elétrons o comportamento é exponencial decrescente. De acordo com os resultados obtidos para os feixes de radiação estudados, não houve alteração na posição das bandas características do espectro de absorção do FXG. Como testes adicionais, foi determinada a viabilidade do uso do método de leitura do FXG por imagens fotográficas digitais e aplicação do FXG na dosimetria para braquiterapia intracavitária. O bom desempenho do dosímetro FXG nos testes realizados indica que este pode ser utilizado na avaliação tridimensional da dose em tratamento radioterápicos. / In this work the main dosimetric characteristics of the Fricke Xylenol Gel (FXG) solution were established for further application in the measurement of dose distribution of clinical electron fields. The dose-response curves of the FXG in a neutron field were also evaluated for the research in Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) and industrial electron fields. The standard reading technique was the spectrophotometric. For the clinical field, the intra and inter-batch reproducibility are better than 1.4% and 5.1 %, respectively, the response presents a linear behavior for doses ranging from 0.2 to 40 Gy independently of the energy and the dose rate in the studied ranges. Due to the effects of the FXG natural oxidation, the optimum elapsed time between FXG preparation and irradiation was established as 24h period and the behavior of the dose-response curve of the FXG using the variation in the absorbance relative to the non-irradiated dosimeter as a basis during the whole studied period were not altered. The dose-response to the industrial electron beam presented an exponential decreasing behavior and the neutron beam for research in BNCT presented a linear behavior for the complete studied dose range. According to the obtained results for the different types of radiation studied for the FXG, there was no change in the position of the characteristic bands of the absorption spectrum due to the interaction of these radiation types. Additional tests were performed to determine the digital photographic imaging of FXG analyses viability and the application of FXG dosimetry on intracavitary brachytherapy. The good performance of the FXG dosimeter in the tests that were carried out indicates that this dosimeter may be applied to the tri-dimensional dose evaluation in radiotherapic treatments using electrons and neutron beams.

A avaliação do risco a contaminação e a escolha de técnicas de remediação de poluentes em aquíferos fraturados depende da quantificação dos fenômenos envolvidos no transporte de solutos. A geometria da fratura, usualmente caracterizada pela abertura, é o principal parâmetro que indiretamente controla o transporte nos aquíferos fraturados. A simplificação mais comum desse problema é assumir que as fraturas são um par de placas planas e paralelas, isto é, com uma abertura constante. No entanto, por causa do limitado número de trabalhos experimentais, não está esclarecida a adequabilidade do uso de uma abertura constante para simular o transporte conservativo em fraturas do Aquífero Serra Geral (ASG), Brasil. O objetivo deste trabalho é avaliar a influência da abertura de uma fratura natural do Aquífero Serra Geral sob o transporte conservativo de solutos. Uma amostra natural de basalto fraturado foi usada em um experimento hidráulico e de transporte de um traçador conservativo (escala de laboratório). O campo de abertura foi medido usando a técnica avançada, de alta resolução e tridimensional, chamada microtomografia computadorizada de raios-X. A concentração de traçador medida foi utilizada para validar uma solução analítica unidimensional da Equação de Advecção-dispersão (ADE). O desemprenho do ajuste da ADE às curvas de passagem experimentais foi avaliado para quatro diferentes tipos de aberturas constantes. Os resultados mostraram que o escoamento de água e o transporte de contaminantes pode ocorrer através de fraturas micrométricas, ocasionando, eventualmente, a contaminação do ASG. A abertura de balanço de massa é a única que pode ser chamada propriamente de \"abertura equivalente\". O uso de aberturas constantes na ADE não permitiu representar completamente o formato das curvas de passagem porque o campo de velocidade não é uniforme e intrinsicamente bidimensional. Portanto, na simulação do transporte deve-se incorporar a heterogeneidade da abertura da fratura. / The contamination risk assessment and the choice of suitable cleanup techniques for pollutants in fractured rock depends on the quantification of the transport phenomena. Fracture geometry often described by the apertures is the major parameter that controls indirectly solute transport in fractured rock. The simplest approach is describing fractures as a pair of smooth parallel plates with constant aperture. However, there is a lack of information about the suitability for using a constant aperture for the conservative solute transport prediction in a single fracture of Serra Geral Aquifer (SGA), Brazil. The aim of this work is to evaluate the effect of aperture variability in a natural single rough-walled fracture of Serra Geral Aquifer on conservative solute transport. A natural core of fractured basalt was used for a hydraulic and tracer tests (laboratory scale). The aperture field was measured using the advanced, high-resolution and tridimensional technique X-ray computed tomography. The measured tracer concentration was validated by means of an analytical solution of the Advection-dispersion Equation (ADE). The ADE fit performance was measured against experimental breakthrough curves for four distinct kind of constant apertures. It was found that water flow and solute transport can take place through micrometric fractures, eventually leading the SGA contamination. Results show that the mass balance aperture is the only appropriate \"equivalent aperture\" for describing solute transport in a single rough-walled fracture. The results showed that ADE is not appropriate for modeling the complete behavior of experimental breakthrough curves because of the dimensional non-uniform velocity field. Therefore, the aperture heterogeneity must be considered in solute transport simulation.

The health of the northern hardwood forest in the southern Appalachian Mountains of Tennessee, North Carolina, and Virginia has gained attention from the media and environmental stakeholders due to a purported decline in forest health at higher elevations. This project examined lead (Pb) and calcium (Ca) concentrations in growth rings of an important northern hardwood species, American beech (Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.) at Mount Rogers and Whitetop Mountain, Virginia and attempted to examine concentration relationships with stem growth patterns. Dominant and codominant trees were sampled from 16 research plots at two elevations. Tree cores were crossdated, divided into sections of 10-yr periods, and analyzed using atomic absorption spectroscopy. Lead concentrations correlated negatively with ring width. Elevation and aspect were significantly associated with the Pb concentration, while Ca concentrations were only associated with aspect. Tree core samples taken from higher elevation plots contained higher Pb concentrations than samples collected from lower elevation plots, while the northwest and southwest aspects contained significantly higher amounts of Pb and Ca. Both Pb and Ca concentrations increased during the 1860s and again during the mid-1900s.

Particle analysis using multiwavelength UV-visible spectroscopy provides the potential for extracting quantitative red blood cell information, such as hemoglobin concentration, cell size, and cell count. However, if there is a significant presence of hypochromism as a result of the concentrated hemoglobin (physiological value of 33%), successful quantification of red cell values would require a correction. Hypochromism has been traditionally defined as a decrease in absorption relative to the values expected from the Beer-Lambert Law due to electronic interactions of chromophores residing in close proximity of one another. This phenomenon has been suggested to be present in macroscopic systems composed of strong chromophores such as nucleic acids, chlorophyll, and hemoglobin. The study presented in this dissertation examines the presence of hypochromism in red blood cells as a part of a larger goal to qualitatively and quantatively characterize red blood cells using multiwavelength UV-visible spectroscopy. The strategy of the study was three-fold: 1) to determine the instrumental configuration that would provide the most complete information in the acquired spectra, 2) to develop an experimental model system in which the hemoglobin content in red blood cells could be modified to various concentrations, and 3) to implement an interpretation model based on light scattering theory (which accounts for both the scattering and absorption components of the optical density spectrum) to provide quantitative information for the experimental system. By this process, hypochromicity was redefined into two categories with molecular hypochromicity representing the traditional definition and macroscopic hypochromicity being an attenuation of the absorption component due to a scattering-related effect. Successful simulations of experimental red cell spectra containing various amounts of hemoglobin were obtained using the theoretical model. Furthermore, successful quantitative interpretation of the red blood cell spectra was achieved in the context of corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, corpuscular volume, and cell count solely by accounting for the scattering and absorption effects of the particle, indicating that molecular hypochromicity was insignificant in this macroscopic system.

Detta examensarbete är en förundersökning till Glafos undersökning angående rening av glasbrukens processvatten från antimon med zeolit. Förundersökningen gick ut på att via experiment ta reda på hur mycket antimon som adsorberas av behandlad (för optimering: dels med NaNO3 och dels med NaCl) och obehandlad zeolit (porstorlek 0.4 nm). pH mättes och ställdes eftersom det har betydelse för adsorptionen, åtminstone vid väldigt lågt pH. När lösningarna hade filtrerats mättes den kvarvarande antimonhalten med atomabsorptionsspektrofotometri. Mätningarna visade att i genomsnitt 53 % av Sb-halten i lösningarna hade adsorberats av zeoliten. Förundersökningen visade att det inte blir någon adsorption då pH är väldigt lågt (under 1). Den visade också att när pH är över 4 verkar det inte ha någon betydelse om zeoliten är behandlad eller inte. Zeoliten bör behandlas med NaCl först i en tank med omrörning, sedan blandas i processvattnet (vars pH justerats till pH 4) i en tank eller bassäng och därefter filtreras. Tidsfaktorn för hur lång tid det tar för zeoliten att nå jämvikt och temperaturens inverkan bör även undersökas. / The aim of this diploma work is to study the removal of antimony from glassworks process water using zeolites. The experimental part of the studies were carried out to find the quantity of antimony adsorbed by the zeolite. The studies included treated (for optimization: partly with NaNO3 and partly with NaCl) and untreated zeolite. The pore size is 0.4 nm. pH was measured and adjusted because it is important for the antimony adsorption. When the solutions were filtrated the content of antimony left was measured with atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The measurements showed an average uptake of antimony by the zeolite of 53 %.The preinvestigation indicates that with a very low pH (below 1) there is no antimony adsorption. It also indicates that with pH above 4 it does not matter if the zeolite are treated or not. In further investigations the zeolite should be treated with NaCl in a stirred tank, then be mixed in the process water (pH is set to 4) in a tank or basin and then be filtrated. The time to reach equilibrium and the influence of temperature should also be investigated.

<p>Detta examensarbete är en förundersökning till Glafos undersökning angående rening av glasbrukens processvatten från antimon med zeolit.</p><p>Förundersökningen gick ut på att via experiment ta reda på hur mycket antimon som adsorberas av behandlad (för optimering: dels med NaNO3 och dels med NaCl) och obehandlad zeolit (porstorlek 0.4 nm). pH mättes och ställdes eftersom det har betydelse för adsorptionen, åtminstone vid väldigt lågt pH. När lösningarna hade filtrerats mättes den kvarvarande antimonhalten med atomabsorptionsspektrofotometri. Mätningarna visade att i genomsnitt 53 % av Sb-halten i lösningarna hade adsorberats av zeoliten. Förundersökningen visade att det inte blir någon adsorption då pH är väldigt lågt (under 1). Den visade också att när pH är över 4 verkar det inte ha någon betydelse om zeoliten är behandlad eller inte.</p><p>Zeoliten bör behandlas med NaCl först i en tank med omrörning, sedan blandas i processvattnet (vars pH justerats till pH 4) i en tank eller bassäng och därefter filtreras.</p><p>Tidsfaktorn för hur lång tid det tar för zeoliten att nå jämvikt och temperaturens inverkan bör även undersökas.</p> / <p>The aim of this diploma work is to study the removal of antimony from glassworks process water using zeolites.</p><p>The experimental part of the studies were carried out to find the quantity of antimony adsorbed by the zeolite. The studies included treated (for optimization: partly with NaNO3 and partly with NaCl) and untreated zeolite. The pore size is 0.4 nm. pH was measured and adjusted because it is important for the antimony adsorption. When the solutions were filtrated the content of antimony left was measured with atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The measurements showed an average uptake of antimony by the zeolite of 53 %.The preinvestigation indicates that with a very low pH (below 1) there is no antimony adsorption. It also indicates that with pH above 4 it does not matter if the zeolite are treated or not.</p><p>In further investigations the zeolite should be treated with NaCl in a stirred tank, then be mixed in the process water (pH is set to 4) in a tank or basin and then be filtrated.</p><p>The time to reach equilibrium and the influence of temperature should also be investigated.</p>

Tirta šilauogės (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) vaisių biologiškai aktyvių junginių (antocianų) kiekinė ir kokybinė sudėtis. Tyrimo tikslas. Ištirti Lietuvoje introdukuotų šilauogių (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) veislių uogų kokybinę ir kiekybinę sudėtį, bei įvertinti uogų, uogos luobelių, minkštimo ir išspaudų ekstraktų antioksidacinį poveikį. Sodinių šilauogių kultūra sukurta XX amžiaus pradžioje JAV. Į Lietuvą pirmosios Šilauogės įvežtos 1969-aisiais metais ir iki šiol tyrinėjamos Lietuvos mokslininkų. Šilauogės priskiriamos prie netradicinių augalų, kurie buvo introdukuoti praeitame šimtmetyje. Bendras antocianų kiekis šilauogių uogose nustatytas spektrofotometriniu metodu. Didžiausi antocianų kiekiai nustatyti uogų luobelėse („Rancocas“ veislės luobelėse). Mažiausi antocianų kiekiai nustatyti uogų minkštime. Kiekinė antocianidinų sudėtis nustatyta efektyviosios skysčių chromatografijos metodu. Atlikus tyrimus efektyviosios skysčių chromatogarfijos metodu, nustatyta, kad antocianidin�� kokybinė sudėtis uogoje ir jos dalyse yra identiška. Nustatyta, kad šilauogės uogose, luobelėse, minkštime ir išspaudose vyraujantis antocianidinas – malvidinas. Šio tyrimo metu siekta nustatyti ir įvertinti antioksidacinį šilauogių uogų, minkštimų, luobelių ir išspaudų poveikį.Šilauogės uogų ekstraktuose didžiausiu suminiu aktyvumu pasižymi „Berkeley“ veislė, kur inaktyvuoto DPPH laisvojo radikalo kiekis siekia 82,31 proc. / Qualitative and quantitative composition of anthocyanins in blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.)fruits and their parts was assayed. The aim of our study was to evaluate total anthocyanin content and their composition in blueberries fruits, fruit skins, fruit pulp and pomace. For the quantification of total anthocyanins in fruits and their parts, spectrophotometrical assay was performed. The highest amount of anthocyanins was found in blueberry fruit skins ( in ‚Rancocas‘ cultivar skins). The lowest amount of anthocyanins found in blueberry friut pulp. High-performance liquid chromatography was applied for qualitative evaluation of individual anthocyanidins in the different material. Chromatographic analysis has shown that there are no differences in qualitative composition of anthocyanidins. In fruits and their parts, malvidin was found in the highest quantities. Difefernt cultivars of Vaccinium corymbosum L. species were analyzed for total antioxidant capacity. The highest amount of total antioxidant capacity was faud in ‚Berkeley‘ cultivar in fuits extract.

Tyrimo objektas ir metodai: šermukšnių (Sorbus L.) rūšių ir veislių lapų fenolinių junginių kiekybinės sudėties ir antioksidantinio aktyvumo tyrimas. Antioksidantinis aktyvumas nustatytas ABTS ir FRAP spektrofotometriniais bei efektyviosios skysčių chromatografijos pokolonėliniais metodais (ESC-ABTS ir ESC-FRAP). Darbo tikslas: ištirti šermukšnio (Sorbus L.) genties augalų lapų bendrą fenolinių junginių kiekį ir jo įvairavimą atskirose rūšyse ir veislėse bei įvertinti ekstraktų antioksidantinį aktyvumą spektrofotometriniais ir ESC pokolonėliniais metodais. Darbo uždaviniai: Nustatyti bendrą fenolinių junginių kiekį šermukšnių augalinėse žaliavose Folin-Ciocalteau metodu. Atlikti šermukšnio genties rūšių lapų kokybinę ir kiekybinę fenolinių junginių analizę ESC metodu. Įvertinti ekstraktų antiradikalinį aktyvumą ABTS spektrofotometriniu metodu. Atlikti ekstraktų redukcinių savybių tyrimą FRAP spektrofotometriniu metodu. Įvertinti atskirų junginių indėlį į bendrą ekstrakto antioksidantinį aktyvumą ESC-ABTS ir ESC-FRAP pokolonėliniais metodais. Įvertinti koreliacinį ryšį tarp bendro fenolinių junginių kiekio ir ekstraktų antioksidantinio aktyvumo. Išvados: Spektrofotometrinės analizės metu didžiausi fenolinių junginių kiekiai nustatyti S. caucasica Zinserl. rūšies (82,52±0,94 mg/g) ir ‘Alaya krupnaya’ veislės (131,76±7,04 mg/g) lapų pavyzdžiuose. Didžiausias redukcinis aktyvumas FRAP metodu (TE, µmol/g) nustatytas S. caucasica Zinserl. rūšies ir ‘Alaya krupnaya’ veislės... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Object and methods: quantitative analysis of phenolic compounds in rowan (Sorbus L.) species and hybrids and evaluation of antioxidant activity. Antioxidant activity was assessed by ABTS and FRAP spectrophotometric methods and by high performance liquid chromatography post-column reaction. Aim: to investigate quantitative composition of phenolic compounds and its variance in different rowan (Sorbus L.) species and hybrids and assess antioxidant activity of extracts by spectrophotometric and chromatographic methods. Objective: Evaluate quantitative composition of phenolic compounds in Sorbus L. species and hybrids leaves by Folin-Ciocalteau assay. Evaluate qualitative and quantitative composition of phenolic compounds in rowan species by high performance liquid chromatography. Assess free radical scavenging activity and determine reduction power of rowan leaves extracts by ABTS and FRAP spectrophotometric assay. Estimate correlation between quantity of phenolics and antioxidant activity in Sorbus L. leaves extracts. Assess input of individual compounds in overall antioxidant activity of extracts evaluated by HPLC-ABTS and HPLC-FRAP post-column methods. Results: In spectrophotometric analysis, the highest amount of phenolic compounds were determined in S.caucasica Zinserl. (82,52±0,94 mg/g) and ‘Alaya krupnaya’ (131,76±7,04 mg/g) leaves extracts. The highest antioxidant activity (TE, µmol/g) was observed in S.caucasica Zinserl. and ‘Alaya krupnaya’ ethanolic extracts using FRAP... [to full text]