Investigation of the chemical composition of the domestic apple tree fruits by x-ray fluorescence analysis
- Authors: Kuzmenko K.N.1, Krasnyuk I.I.2, Bokov D.O.2,3, Plahotnaya O.N.2, Evgrafov A.A.2, Rodin M.N.2, Kuzmenko I.A.4, Nesterova N.V.2, Samylina I.A.2
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Affiliations:
- Russian State Social University
- Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)
- Federal Research Center of Nutrition and Biotechnology
- Scientific Practical Center of Pediatric Psychoneurology
- Issue: Vol 73, No 1 (2024)
- Pages: 10-15
- Section: Pharmaceutical chemistry and pharmacognosy
- URL: https://journals.eco-vector.com/0367-3014/article/view/626955
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29296/25419218-2024-01-02
- ID: 626955
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Abstract
Introduction. Apple fruits are widely used in the food industry and as non-pharmacopoeial medicinal raw materials. The value of this plant is due to the presence of a large number of biologically active compounds, namely: phenols, flavonoids and tannins. Despite the abundance of information on the chemical composition of this raw material, the study of the elemental composition of apple fruits remains relevant for potential use in the treatment of element deficiency conditions.
Objective: to study the content of chemical elements using X-ray fluorescence analysis in three different parts of apple fruits – in the exocarp, mesocarp and endocarp for four varieties, as well as to identify the nitrate content and measure acidity for these apple varieties.
Material and methods. Apple tree fruits for research were harvested in the Moscow region. After preliminary ashing of the samples, the content of chemical elements was determined by X-ray fluorescence analysis with a silicon drift detector. pH and nitrate ion concentrations were measured using an EXPERT-001 pH meter.
Results. Using X-ray fluorescence analysis (XFA), the elemental composition of four varieties of domestic apple fruits was studied for various parts of the fruit. An increased content of lead was noted in the exocarp of apples of the Spartan variety. A study of the content of nitrate ions and pH was also carried out.
Conclusion. The chemical composition of domestic apple fruits was studied using X-ray fluorescence. The content of chemical elements was different in different parts of the fruit. The lowest content of chemical elements was determined in the mesocarp of the fruit. It is also worth noting the high lead content in the exocarp of Spartan apples.
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Kuzmenko Nikolaevich Kuzmenko
Russian State Social University
Email: kuzmenko.mma@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8214-0055
Doctor of pharmaceutical sciences, professor at the Department of complex of natural science disciplines
Russian Federation, Moscow, st. Wilhelm Pieck, 4 building 1, 129226Ivan Ivanovich (Jr.) Krasnyuk
Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)
Email: krasnyuk.79@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8557-8829
Doctor of pharmaceutical sciences, professor, Head of the Department of Analytical, Physical and Colloid Chemistry
Russian Federation, Mosсow, Trubetskaya str., 8/2, 119991Dmitry Olegovich Bokov
Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University); Federal Research Center of Nutrition and Biotechnology
Email: fmmsu@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2968-2466
PhD in pharmaceutical sciences, associate professor, associate professor at the Pharmaceutical Natural Sciences Department of Institute of pharmacy named after A.P. Nelyubin, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)
Russian Federation, Mosсow, Trubetskaya str., 8/2, 119991; Moscow, Ustinsky proezd, 2/14, 109240Olga Nikolaevna Plahotnaya
Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)
Email: plahotnaya.o@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7266-2933
PhD in chemical sciences, associate professor, associate professor at the Department of Analytical, Physical and Colloid Chemistry
Russian Federation, Mosсow, Trubetskaya str., 8/2, 119991Alexander Alexandrovich Evgrafov
Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)
Email: afkx_farm@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5742-8775
PhD in pharmaceutical sciences, associate professor, associate professor at the Department of Analytical, Physical and Colloid Chemistry
Russian Federation, Mosсow, Trubetskaya str., 8/2, 119991Mikhail Nikolaevich Rodin
Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)
Email: rodin_m_n@staff.sechenov.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9532-6879
PhD student, educational master of the Pharmaceutical Natural Sciences Department at Institute
Russian Federation, Mosсow, Trubetskaya str., 8/2, 119991Ivan Alekseevich Kuzmenko
Scientific Practical Center of Pediatric Psychoneurology
Email: johnny1wises@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0009-0007-5132-4354
Resident
Russian Federation, Moscow, Energeticheskaya st., 8 building. 2 / 1, 111116Nadezhda Viktorovna Nesterova
Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)
Email: nesterova_n_v_1@staff.sechenov.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9752-9757
PhD in pharmaceutical sciences, associate professor at the Pharmaceutical Natural Sciences Department
Russian Federation, Mosсow, Trubetskaya str., 8/2, 119991Irina Alexandrovna Samylina
Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)
Author for correspondence.
Email: samylina_i_a@staff.sechenov.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4895-0203
– Doctor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, corresponding member of the RAS, Professor, professor of the Pharmaceutical Natural Sciences Department
Russian Federation, Mosсow, Trubetskaya str., 8/2, 119991References
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