o:32254 Microwave assisted extraction of antioxidant compounds from Vaccinium myrtillus leaves en Vaccinium myrtillus L. (bilberry, Ericaceae), a perennial, wild, and small deciduous shrub that grows in the mountains and forests of Europe. The leaf extracts are widely used in traditional medicine due to their astringent, antiseptic, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, hypolipidemic, and hypoglycemic activities. Microwave-assisted extraction provides various benefits, including reducing solvent consumption and extraction time and increasing extraction yield. In the present study, bilberry extracts were prepared using dried leaves, pure ethanol, or an ethanol-water mixture, and different temperatures in a microwave reactor. Antioxidant activity; microwave assisted extraction; polyphenols; Vaccinium myrtillus leaves 1552099 https://doi.org/10.61652/leksir2343e135E 2024-01-09T13:15:41.246Z 44 yes 46 Muna Elferjane University of Misurata, Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, Misurata, Libya Petar Batinić Institute for Medicinal Plants Research “Dr Josif Pančić”, Belgrade, Serbia person Natalija Čutović Institute for Medicinal Plants Research “Dr Josif Pančić”, Belgrade, Serbia person Milena Milosevic University of Belgrade, Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, Belgrade, Serbia person Vojislav Ciric Clinical Center Niš, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases Clinic, Niš, Serbia person Aleksandar Marinković University of Belgrade, Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, Serbia person Aleksandra A. Jovanović University of Belgrade, Institute for the Application of Nuclear Energy INEP, Serbia doktor tehnoloških nauka person 0000-0001-5394-0125 application/pdf 196051 https://phaidrabg.bg.ac.rs/o:32254 no yes 19 70 1552253 11A29 11A41 11A21 Microwave assisted extraction of antioxidant compounds from Vaccinium myrtillus leaves e135 43 Lekovite sirovine 2023-12-25