ANTIOXIDANT STATUS OF OPUNTIA(TOURN.) MILL., NATURALIZED IN THE CRIMEA
Year: 2024

Representatives of the genus Opuntia are widely used in the food industry and traditional medicine and are notable for their high adaptability to adverse environmental conditions. The antioxidant status of 6 representatives of the genus Opuntia naturalized in the territory of the Crimean Peninsula was evaluated for the first time. A relationship between the components of total antioxidant activity, the content of polyphenols, proline, monosaccharides and selenium was shown. The correlation betwe