Publications by authors named "Olimpia Alina Iordanescu"
Plants (Basel)
September 2021
Article Synopsis
- A study in Romania analyzed the antioxidant activity of organic and non-organic apple varieties using a specific method called DPPH kinetics-PCA.
- Organic apples showed significantly higher antioxidant activity compared to non-organic ones across different parts of the apple (core and shell).
- The research highlights that the DPPH reaction rate during the initial half-minute was key in differentiating between the apple types, marking the first use of this method for such evaluations in fruits.
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Plants (Basel)
August 2021
Article Synopsis
- - The study investigates the antioxidant activity of different parts of unripe and ripe papaya (including peel, pulp, seed, and seed-pulp) by measuring their reaction with a compound called DPPH·.
- - Ripe papaya pulp showed the highest radical scavenging capacity (86.4%) compared to unripe pulp (41.3%), indicating that ripeness significantly affects antioxidant levels.
- - The DPPH· reaction rates were notably higher for ripe papaya extracts (2.70 to 4.00 μM/s) than for unripe ones (1.00 to 1.80 μM/s), demonstrating the effectiveness of using DPPH· kinetics to assess antioxidant properties
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