Open AccessLEMNA MINOR L. AS A SOURCE OF ANTIOXIDANTS
Author(s) -
V. Petrova-Tacheva,
В. Б. Иванов,
A Atanasov
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
trakia journal of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1313-3551
pISSN - 1312-1723
DOI - 10.15547/tjs.2020.s.01.029
Subject(s) - lemna minor , lemna , antioxidant , chemistry , botany , traditional medicine , food science , biology , aquatic plant , macrophyte , biochemistry , medicine , ecology
Lemna Minor L. (LM) is a perennial aquatic plant that belongs to the genus Lemna, the family Lemnaceae and is spread almost ubiquitously. In folk medicine, it is used in the treatment of allergies, asthma, vitiligo, jaundice, glaucoma, rheumatism, gout, and others. In recent years it has become clear that its chemical composition consists of: proteins (up to 35%), vegetable fibers (up to 17%), fats (up to 5%), polysaccharides, flavonoids, amino acids, aliphatic acids, phenolic acids, triterpene compounds, vitamins, micro- and macro-elements and other substances. А significant part of these substances exhibit the antioxidant activity. The scientific information for 12 biologically active substances with antioxidant activity isolated from Lemna Minor is presented in the review.