Exploitation of Greek flora for the discovery of antioxidant and skin-whitening natural compounds based on HPTLC and CPC techniques

Abstract

The use of plants as medicines predates written human history. Many of the herbs and spices used by humans to season food also yield useful medicinal compounds. Nowadays, the use of herbs to treat diseases is almost universal among non-industrialized societies and the search for drugs and dietary supplements derived from plants have accelerated. Besides, in modern society, there is a great increase in research concerning aging and the necessity of finding ways to prevent or inhibit it. Specially, regarding antioxidants and whitening agents in skin care, products can now be viewed as active and beneficial as they contain “bioactives” which though not medicinal, are endowed with functional attributes. Greek flora is an excellent source for natural “bioactives”, as it consists of approximately 6700 species of which ca. 22% are endemic. Moreover, despite the rich diversity and importance, only a small proportion, approximately 10%, of the classified plants have been investigated and chemic ...
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DOI
10.12681/eadd/52526
Handle URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/52526
ND
52526
Alternative title
Εξερεύνηση της ελληνικής χλωρίδας για την ανακάλυψη αντιοξειδωτικών και λευκαντικών φυσικών ουσιών βασισμένοι στις τεχνικές HPTLC και CPC
Author
Boka, Vasiliki-Ioanna (Father's name: Georgios)
Date
2022
Degree Grantor
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Committee members
Αληγιάννης Νεκτάριος
Σκαλτσούνης Αλέξιος-Λέανδρος
Μητάκου Σοφία
Γκίκας Ευάγγελος
Φωκιαλάκης Νικόλαος
Wolfender Jean-Luc
Κλέτσας Δημήτριος
Discipline
Medical and Health SciencesHealth Sciences ➨ Health sciences, miscellaneous
Keywords
Antioxidant activity; Skin-whitening; High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography (HPTLC); High Speed Counter Current Chromatography, FCPC; Multivariaty Statistics; Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)
Country
Greece
Language
English
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