Screening of biochemical composition and integral antiradical activity of begoniaceae representatives

Abstract

Objective of the study is to evaluate the integral antiradical activity (hereinafter referred to as IAA) and conduct biochemical screening of the content of biologically active compounds in representatives of Begoniaceae. Materials and methods. Standard methods of biochemistry and electrochemistryused. Results.IAA was evaluated and biochemical screening ofthe content of biologically active compounds (flavonols, anthocyans, catechins, ascorbic acid, hydrophilic pectin and protopectin) of eight representatives of the Begoniaceae family was performed. The prospects of using such an indicator as IAA for screening plant materials in order toexpand the range of medicinal plants is shown, which indicates the need for research in the field of antiradical properties and biochemical composition of medicinal plants, herbal preparations and biologically active additives of plant origin. Conclusion. IAA and the obtained data on the content of biologically active compounds are a comprehensive indicator of the quality of plant materials and can be successfully used to standardize it. The introduction of a test for IAA in the future may allow to : quickly and accurately assess the quality of the used plant materials of the Begoniaceae family ; makemulticomponent preparations with a given antioxidant activity; expand the indications for the use of drugs and determine the most selective solvent for the extraction of active substances from plant material.