Jovana Lj. Pavlović, M. Mitić, Sonja Janković, Jovana Lj. Pavlović
{"title":"Kinetic and Thermodynamic Parameters for Degradation of Anthocyanins from Red Currant and Sour Cherry Juices by Hydrogen Peroxide in the Presence of Cu(II)","authors":"Jovana Lj. Pavlović, M. Mitić, Sonja Janković, Jovana Lj. Pavlović","doi":"10.46793/chemn2.1.076p","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46793/chemn2.1.076p","url":null,"abstract":"The kinetics of anthocyanins degradation in the red currant and sour cherry juices by hydrogen peroxide at pH 3.5 was investigated. The reaction was catalyzed by the trace of Cu (II), and it was followed spectrophotometrically at 520 nm by applying the initial-rate method. The reaction kinetic parameters are reported, and the rate equation is suggested. From the dependence of the rate constants on the temperature, the activation energy was calculated: 25.76 and 30.59 kJ mol-1 for the red currant and sour cherry juices, respectively. The thermodynamic functions of activation (ΔG*, ΔH* and ΔS*) have been determined to understand red currant and sour cherry juice anthocyanins degradation.","PeriodicalId":351621,"journal":{"name":"Chemia Naissensis","volume":"68 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128598597","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nobel prize laureates for chemistry in the period 2000-2021","authors":"D. Kostić","doi":"10.46793/chemn4.2.01k","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46793/chemn4.2.01k","url":null,"abstract":"The Nobel Prize in Chemistry has a long history since 1901. There were significant changes and discoveries in chemistry in the previous period, especially intensified in the period 2000-2021. There was the development of new scientific disciplines in chemistry, some of which became completely independent. Also, scientific discoveries are increasingly multidisciplinary and the result of the work of large scientific teams. However, all this is not accompanied by an increase in the number of areas for which the Nobel Prize is awarded. The classification of scientific achievements into one of the six areas for which the Nobel Prize is awarded is increasingly tricky due to their complexity and multidisciplinarity. In the period 2000-2021, the largest number of Nobel Prizes have been awarded for research in the field of biochemistry (11), organic synthesis (4), development of new methods and materials (4), and others (3). All this indicates the dominance of research in biochemistry and life sciences and its independence, which is not adequately accompanied by changes in the structure and areas for which the Nobel Prizes are awarded. In the near future, the Nobel Committee should consider this issue and harmonize it with modern trends in science.","PeriodicalId":351621,"journal":{"name":"Chemia Naissensis","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131961398","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Coffee – from plant to popular beverage","authors":"Katarina Z. Petrov, J. Nikolić","doi":"10.46793/chemn2.2.119p","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46793/chemn2.2.119p","url":null,"abstract":"Coffee, one of the most popular beverages in modern world, is obtained from the beans of perennial bush Coffea. The distinctive aroma and taste of coffee is obtained by thermal treatment (roasting) of raw coffee beans. There are different degrees of roasting that can be divided according to the color of the grain: easy, medium, dark and Italian. The most famous types of coffee used in the production of beverages are Arabica and Robusta. Raw coffee beans contain a certain amount of caffeine, sugar, essential oil, potassium, calcium and magnesium. Roasting the grains leads to the loss of dry matter through formation of carbon dioxide, water and volatile products of pyrolysis. Coffee also has a moderate healing effect, while in overdoses it causes rapid heartbeat, insomnia, even euphoria.","PeriodicalId":351621,"journal":{"name":"Chemia Naissensis","volume":"432 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132327062","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Aćimović, L. Pezo, Stefan Ivanović, K. Simić, Jovana Ljujić
{"title":"Essential oil profile of Origanum vulgare subsp. vulgare native population from Rtanj via chemometrics tools","authors":"M. Aćimović, L. Pezo, Stefan Ivanović, K. Simić, Jovana Ljujić","doi":"10.46793/chemn3.2.100a","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46793/chemn3.2.100a","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this study was to predict the retention indices of chemical compounds found in the aerial parts of Origanum vulgare subsp. vulgare essential oil, obtained by hydrodistillation and analyzed by GC-MS. A total number of 28 compounds were detected in the essential oil. The compounds with the highest relative concentrations were germacrene D (21.5%), 1,8-cineole (14.2%), sabinene (14.0%) and trans-caryophyllene (13.4%). The retention time was predicted by using the quantitative structure–retention relationship, using seven molecular descriptors chosen by factor analysis and genetic algorithm. The chosen descriptors were mutually uncorrelated, and they were used to develop an artificial neural network model. A total number of 28 experimentally obtained retention indices (log RI) were used to set up a predictive quantitative structure-retention relationship model. The coefficient of determination for the training cycle was 0.998, indicating that this model could be used for predicting retention indices for O. vulgare subsp. vulgare essential oil compounds.","PeriodicalId":351621,"journal":{"name":"Chemia Naissensis","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127674069","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marina Blagojević, D. Kostić, M. Stanković, D. Đorđević, V. Dimitrijevic, Milica G. Nikolić, N. Krstic
{"title":"Android applications as an additional tool in inorganic chemistry teaching: A short-review","authors":"Marina Blagojević, D. Kostić, M. Stanković, D. Đorđević, V. Dimitrijevic, Milica G. Nikolić, N. Krstic","doi":"10.46793/chemn3.1.001b","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46793/chemn3.1.001b","url":null,"abstract":"The concept of mobile access to information is present in all aspects of society today and it constitutes the digital need of the individual. The aim of this paper is to provide a brief overview and systematization of various easily accessible android applications for mobile phones and tablets that would promote proper understanding of chemical concepts, as well as facilitate the acquisition of knowledge in chemistry by students in both primary and secondary schools. Mobile learning has many advantages such as diversity, entertainment, communication, interactivity, but also learning completely adjusted to the needs of the individual regardless of place and time. The use of these tools has a great impact on a different approach in teaching chemistry and contributes to improving of the final learning outcomes. That is why it is important for every teacher to integrate technology into pedagogy and use it to promote student-centered learning.","PeriodicalId":351621,"journal":{"name":"Chemia Naissensis","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127825278","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Volatile Compounds of Homemade Grape Brandy Determined by GC-MS Analysis","authors":"Jelena Stamenković, G. Stojanović","doi":"10.46793/chemn3.1.107s","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46793/chemn3.1.107s","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this paper was to determine whether the addition of some ingredients to the same grape brandy after distillation affects the chemical composition of the volatile components by applying the gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Five samples were subjected to this study and a total of 57 compounds were identified. For all examined samples, esters were the most dominant class of compounds, but in different proportions. Ethyl decanoate was the most abundant compound in the sample L1 (grape brandy kept in an oak barrel) with the contribution of 29.1%, followed by ethyl octanoate (17.2%) and ethyl dodecanoate (14.8%). Sample L2 (grape brandy with summer truffles) was dominated by n– hexanol and ethyl lactate with similar contribution (18.1% and 17.8%, respectively). On the other hand, in the sample L3 (grape brandy with winter truffles) ethyl lactate was present with the contribution 44.8%. The dominant compounds in sample L4 (grape brandy with grains of coffee and dried grapes) were ethyl decanoate with contribution of 14.8% and phenyl ethyl alcohol (12.5%), while the two main volatiles of the sample L5 (grape brandy with young green walnuts) were diethyl succinate (22.9%) followed by ethyl lactate (21.9%). The results obtained in this study on volatile aromatic compounds in the analyzed grape brandies suggest that addition of some ingredients to the same grape brandy after distillation affects the chemical composition in both the number of aromatic compounds and their relative content.","PeriodicalId":351621,"journal":{"name":"Chemia Naissensis","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128040076","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"It’s about time","authors":"Jonathan Hobley","doi":"10.46793/chemn2.2.098h","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46793/chemn2.2.098h","url":null,"abstract":"Time is an enigmatic dimension. People assign somewhat mystical properties to time, especially the prospect of time travel. Nearly everyone has considered the possibility of a time machine at some point in their life, and this isn’t just because of the author Jules Verne. When you consider wanting a time machine, do you want to travel forwards or backwards in time? Since we are always apparently moving forwards in time, I would assume that the obsession is going backwards. The reason for this is that all people make mistakes and have regrets, and they would like to do some things differently in hindsight. But these are all humanistic desires, and it is this humanistic desire that incites people to give a mystical and magical property to time. It is probable that most people would wish to correct a past mistake at some point in their lives. The truth is that people can atone for their mistakes, but they can never absolutely undo them as if they never happened. The desire and ability to reverse time is currently only scientific on a psychological level. In fact, in the absence of some as-yet undiscovered physics the arrow of time is decided by Bolzmann’s entropy, therefore if a person can appreciate the meaning of entropy then they will fundamentally understand the arrow of time. Hence, chemistry students are in a good position when it comes to understanding time.","PeriodicalId":351621,"journal":{"name":"Chemia Naissensis","volume":"66 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123184169","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Analytical Problem-Solving Procedures for Undergraduates by 1 H NMR","authors":"A. Živković, H. Stark","doi":"10.46793/chemn2.2.066z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46793/chemn2.2.066z","url":null,"abstract":"1H NMR Spectroscopy is widely used technique, but until recently was of limited practical importance in pharmaceutical and chemical education. Teaching1H NMR spectroscopy remains a challenge in all the chemistry labs, as the number of facts obtained from each experiment is easily overwhelming for the students. We developed four different experimental settings for the undergraduates which connect interdisciplinary problem-solving approaches with the hands-on experience in NMR. The set of the experiments consists of amino acids identification, logP value determination, quantitative determination of the marketed over the counter drugs, and pKa value determination. We could show that our approach to teach NMR has significantly improved the understanding of the technique among our students.","PeriodicalId":351621,"journal":{"name":"Chemia Naissensis","volume":"89 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131357723","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Tomato-the chemistry of “golden apple”","authors":"Danica S. Blagojević, J. Nikolić","doi":"10.46793/chemn2.2.109b","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46793/chemn2.2.109b","url":null,"abstract":"Food is expected to meet basic physiological needs, but also to exert a positive influence on the health and protection of cells from negative environmental factors. Tomatoes are a good source of vitamins and minerals and also have antioxidant properties. The main antioxidants in tomatoes are carotenoids, ascorbic acid and phenolic compounds. Lycopene is responsible for the red color of tomatoes and is considered to be an antioxidant with high biological activity. Studies have shown that lycopene protects the skin from ultraviolet (UV) rays and thus provides some protection against skin cancer.","PeriodicalId":351621,"journal":{"name":"Chemia Naissensis","volume":"113 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127699254","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"„Sambucus nigra“ and „Sambucus racemosa“ fruit: a schematic review on chemical characterization","authors":"Vojkan Miljković","doi":"10.46793/chemn2.2.001m","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46793/chemn2.2.001m","url":null,"abstract":"Elderberry is a plant which parts are used for healing purposes. It is rich in polyphenolic compounds (anthocyanins, flavonols, phenolic acids, proanthocyanidins). Black elderberry is the most characterized of all elderberry types. In this paper, the emphasis is on published results about the fruit of black elderberry (Sambucus nigra) and red elderberry (Sambucus racemosa), as well as different cultivars within these species. The first step in chemical analysis of a plant material is the extraction. It is important to choose the appropriate extraction technique and solvent(s) for the extraction. Spectrophotometric methods enable the determination of total phenol content, total monomeric anthocyanin content, antioxidant activity (ABTS ˙ +, DPPH˙, TEAC, β-carotene / linoleic acid assays). High performance liquid chromatography technique combined with appropriate detectors (for carbohydrates and organic acids: HPLC-PDA; for individual phenolic compounds: HPLC-DAD-MS, HPLC-DAD-ESI-MS-MS; for individual anthocyanins: HPLC-DAD–, HPLC-MS-MS, HPLC-UV-MS-MS, HPLC-DAD-ESI-MS, HPLC-DAD-ESI-MS-MS; for proanthocyanins: HPLC-ESI-MS-MS) provides the results about chemical composition, which were determined. Differences in chemical composition are evident between black and red elderberry, and less within different cultivars of the same species. Values for the total anthocyanin content obtained by using the HPLC method are two or more times higher than those obtained spectrophotometrically. The same can be said for the results for phenolic compounds. Elderberry fruit should be more commercialized since the chemical composition makes it a source of a cosmetically active substances.","PeriodicalId":351621,"journal":{"name":"Chemia Naissensis","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129122988","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}