Characterization of mineral composition of leaves and flowers of wild-growing Sambucus nigra
The objective of this study was to determine the mineral content in the leaves and flowers of wild-grown Sambucus nigra collected from eleven different locations in Kosovo. The samples were digested in a microwave system using the wet digestion method. The minerals were determined by the application...
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| author | Qazimi Bujar Stafilov Trajče Andonovska Katerina Bačeva Tašev Krste Geskovski Nikola Dragusha Shpend Koraqi Hyrije Ejupi Valon |
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| description | The objective of this study was to determine the mineral content in the leaves and flowers of wild-grown Sambucus nigra collected from eleven different locations in Kosovo. The samples were digested in a microwave system using the wet digestion method. The minerals were determined by the application of inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) and inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). A total of 31 elements were determined, 15 elements by the ICP-AES method (Al, B, Ba, Ca, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, P, Sr, V, and Zn) and 16 elements by the ICP-MS method (Ag, As, Be, Bi, Cd, Co, Cs, Ga, Hg, In, Li, Ni, Pb, Rb, Tl, and U). The leaves of S. nigra show a higher content of minerals compared to the flowers, except for the flower of the sample SN-FL10, which is characterized by a high concentration of Fe, Al, Pb, Be, and Tl. The concentration of heavy metals and toxic elements (Pb, Cd, and Hg) was within the permissible concentrations according to Eur. Ph. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4f26769a173e42dd8701bccbcd5f21f72025-02-03T04:40:50ZengSciendoActa Pharmaceutica1846-95582024-03-0174116517510.2478/acph-2024-0007Characterization of mineral composition of leaves and flowers of wild-growing Sambucus nigraQazimi Bujar0Stafilov Trajče1Andonovska Katerina Bačeva2Tašev Krste3Geskovski Nikola4Dragusha Shpend5Koraqi Hyrije6Ejupi Valon7Faculty of Pharmacy, UBT – Higher Education Institution, Lagjia Kalabria 10000 Prishtina, Republic of KosovoInstitute of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ss. Сyril and Methodius University, 1000SkopjeNorth MacedoniaResearch Center for Environment and Materials, Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, 1000Skopje, North MacedoniaState Phytosanitary Laboratory, 1000 Skopje, North MacedoniaInstitute of Pharmaceutical Technology Faculty of Pharmacy, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, 1000SkopjeNorth MacedoniaFaculty of Pharmacy, UBT – Higher Education Institution, Lagjia Kalabria 10000 Prishtina, Republic of KosovoFaculty of Pharmacy, UBT – Higher Education Institution, Lagjia Kalabria 10000 Prishtina, Republic of KosovoFaculty of Pharmacy, UBT – Higher Education Institution, Lagjia Kalabria 10000 Prishtina, Republic of KosovoThe objective of this study was to determine the mineral content in the leaves and flowers of wild-grown Sambucus nigra collected from eleven different locations in Kosovo. The samples were digested in a microwave system using the wet digestion method. The minerals were determined by the application of inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) and inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). A total of 31 elements were determined, 15 elements by the ICP-AES method (Al, B, Ba, Ca, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, P, Sr, V, and Zn) and 16 elements by the ICP-MS method (Ag, As, Be, Bi, Cd, Co, Cs, Ga, Hg, In, Li, Ni, Pb, Rb, Tl, and U). The leaves of S. nigra show a higher content of minerals compared to the flowers, except for the flower of the sample SN-FL10, which is characterized by a high concentration of Fe, Al, Pb, Be, and Tl. The concentration of heavy metals and toxic elements (Pb, Cd, and Hg) was within the permissible concentrations according to Eur. Ph.https://doi.org/10.2478/acph-2024-0007sambucus nigramineral contentleavesflowersicp-aesicp-ms |
| spellingShingle | Qazimi Bujar Stafilov Trajče Andonovska Katerina Bačeva Tašev Krste Geskovski Nikola Dragusha Shpend Koraqi Hyrije Ejupi Valon Characterization of mineral composition of leaves and flowers of wild-growing Sambucus nigra Acta Pharmaceutica sambucus nigra mineral content leaves flowers icp-aes icp-ms |
| title | Characterization of mineral composition of leaves and flowers of wild-growing Sambucus nigra |
| title_full | Characterization of mineral composition of leaves and flowers of wild-growing Sambucus nigra |
| title_fullStr | Characterization of mineral composition of leaves and flowers of wild-growing Sambucus nigra |
| title_full_unstemmed | Characterization of mineral composition of leaves and flowers of wild-growing Sambucus nigra |
| title_short | Characterization of mineral composition of leaves and flowers of wild-growing Sambucus nigra |
| title_sort | characterization of mineral composition of leaves and flowers of wild growing sambucus nigra |
| topic | sambucus nigra mineral content leaves flowers icp-aes icp-ms |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/acph-2024-0007 |
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