Milena Rašeta

ORCID: 0000-0002-4020-4185
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Research Areas
  • Fungal Biology and Applications
  • Phytochemistry and Bioactivity Studies
  • Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
  • Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
  • Medicinal plant effects and applications
  • Chemical synthesis and alkaloids
  • Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Phytochemistry and Biological Activities
  • Phytochemical compounds biological activities
  • Lichen and fungal ecology
  • Phytochemistry and Bioactive Compounds
  • Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology
  • Medicinal Plants and Bioactive Compounds
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Botanical Research and Applications
  • Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management
  • Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds
  • Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls
  • Polyamine Metabolism and Applications
  • Natural product bioactivities and synthesis
  • Silymarin and Mushroom Poisoning
  • Biological and pharmacological studies of plants
  • Berberine and alkaloids research

University of Novi Sad
2015-2025

Central Asia, located at the heart of Eurasia, is renowned for its varied climate and vertical vegetative distribution, which support diverse biomes position it as a global biodiversity hotspot. Despite this ecological richness, Asia’s fungal diversity, particularly wood-inhabiting macrofungi, remains largely unexplored. This study investigates roles, potential distribution poroid Hymenochaetoid fungi in region. By conducting field surveys, collecting basidiomes, reviewing literature...

10.3390/jof11010037 article EN cc-by Journal of Fungi 2025-01-05

Despite its millennial existence and empirical documentation, the ethnological knowledge of herbs is a more recent phenomenon. The their historical uses as food, medicine, source income small-scale businesses, sociological impacts are threatened due to slow ethnobotanical research drive. Species genus Solanum have long been extensively used in folk medicine treat various illnesses humans since dawn civilization. All data were systematically obtained from papers, monographs, books written...

10.3389/fphar.2023.1287793 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Pharmacology 2024-01-24

This study compared the phenolic profile and antioxidant activity, expressed by real serving's concentrations, of most popular plant-based drinks: coffee, tea wine. Popular brands coffees, black green teas red wines were subjected to LC–MS/MS analysis 47 compounds known for their beneficial effect on human health, measurement total phenolic, tannins flavonoids contents as well various in vitro assays. Each drink group was characterized specific an analogy drawn between composition exhibited...

10.1016/j.focha.2022.100030 article EN cc-by Food Chemistry Advances 2022-04-09

Trametes versicolor and Flammulina velutipes, after submerged cultivation, with intermittent exposure to ultraviolet light (UV), were studied for Total Phenolic content (TP) Proteins (TPR) contents antioxidant properties against free radicals. The TP TPR determined by a spectrophotometric method Lowry's assay, respectively. Liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) was used quantify polyphenols. Different in vitro assays the activities of extracts. Mycelia extract from F. velutipes...

10.3390/antiox12020302 article EN cc-by Antioxidants 2023-01-28

This study applied various chromatographic methods to assess the chemical composition of five selected perennial and annual wheat seed varieties cultivated in Kazakhstan. Gas Chromatography (GC) analysis revealed distinct fatty acid profiles, with perennial, soft, durum seeds displaying varying levels saturated acids (SFA), monounsaturated (MUFA), polyunsaturated (PUFA) (SFA: 10.538 − 19.676%, MUFA: 17.124 23.131%, PUFA: 58.649 66.938%). HPLC uncovered significant differences content total...

10.1080/14786419.2024.2305654 article EN Natural Product Research 2024-01-30

The polysaccharide (PSH) extracts from the edible mushroom species Coprinus comatus and Coprinellus truncorum were screened in liquid for their acetylcholinesterase inhibitory (AChE) activity. Both found to display inhibition of aforementioned enzyme reaching similar IC50 values 0.62 ± 0.07 0.61 0.03 mg/mL, respectively. According means FTIR spectroscopy, these PSH mostly contained β-glucans. However, presence some proteins polyphenolics as minor ingredients also detected. Compared with...

10.1080/14786419.2017.1405417 article EN Natural Product Research 2017-11-22

In recent years, fungi have been recognized as producers of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors, agents important for the prevention Alzheimer’s disease (AD). This study aimed to examine AChE inhibitory, antioxidative and antibacterial activity two different Schizophyllum commune strains that originated from Serbia (SRB) Italy (IT). Submerged cultivation grown mycelia (M) fermentation broth (F) ethanol (EtOH) polysaccharide (PSH) extracts lasted 7, 14, 21 28 days. For Ellman method was...

10.3390/jof7020115 article EN cc-by Journal of Fungi 2021-02-04

species have been recognized as potential antimicrobial (AM) agents and used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for a long time. The aim of this study is to examine the AM autochthonous

10.3390/molecules28073264 article EN cc-by Molecules 2023-04-06

Abstract The high antioxidant content of mushrooms such as polyphenols, polysaccharides, carotenoids, ergothioneine, glutathione, vitamins, and other compounds, has sparked interest in their potential use preventive therapeutic medicine. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the various macrofungi by measuring 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity quantifying two classes compounds: phenolics (TPC) both endo- (IPS) exopolysaccharides (EPS). Species-specific...

10.1186/s40643-025-00841-4 article EN cc-by Bioresources and Bioprocessing 2025-02-21

This study investigates the mycochemical profile and biological activities of hydroethanolic (EtOH), chloroform (CHCl3), hot water (H2O) extracts Sanghuangporus lonicerinus from Uzbekistan. Antioxidant capacity was assessed using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), 2,2′-azino-bis-3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid (ABTS), NO, FRAP assays, in vitro hypoglycaemic effects were evaluated through α-amylase α-glucosidase inhibition. Antiproliferative potential explored by analysing binding...

10.1080/14756366.2025.2461185 article EN cc-by-nc Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry 2025-02-24

Sage and peppermint leaves flowers possess antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, metabolic-regulating properties. This study compared the phenolic profiles confirmed using LC-MS/MS analysis biological activities of traditionally prepared sage (SJ) juices (PJ), evaluating their ex vivo antioxidant enzyme activity antidiabetic potential in experimental mice. Quinic acid (2571.86 ± 1.15 µg/g dry weight (d.w.)) apigenin-7-O-β-glucoside (324.36 d.w.) were predominant compounds SJ, while PJ contained...

10.3390/foods14071182 article EN cc-by Foods 2025-03-28

Fomes fomentarius (L.) Fr., known for its medicinal properties since the 15th century, has been traditionally used across Europe, including Balkan region, tinder, spiritual practices, wound healing, and hemostasis. This study investigates mycochemical profile of three strains, focusing on micro- macroelements, polyamines (PAs), phenolic compounds, alongside bioactivity hot water (H2O), chloroform (CHCl3), hydroethanolic (EtOH), hydromethanolic (MeOH) extracts. Micro- macroelements were...

10.20944/preprints202504.0505.v1 preprint EN 2025-04-08

Abstract Medicinal mushrooms have tremendous potential in production of bioactive compounds with diverse bioactivities while the biochemical some specific mushroom strains (autochthonous for region) agents may be main importance a continuous search novel supreme activities all over world. In this study, ethanolic (EtOH) and water (H 2 O) extracts wild‐growing polypore species were investigated: Trametes versicolor (L.) Lloyd Stereum subtomentosum Pouzar. This study was designed to determine...

10.1002/cbdv.202000683 article EN Chemistry & Biodiversity 2020-10-15

Summary The aim of this work was to analyse mineral composition and chemical profile two nonedible fungal species: Ganoderma lucidum applanatum (Fruška Gora, Serbia) vs. their antioxidant ( ABTS A.E.A.C. assay) cytotoxic biopotentials MTT assay on MCF ‐7). Both species were analysed for content macro‐ microelements by atomic absorption spectrophotometry, while phenolic Et OH H 2 O extracts examined LC ‐ MS / technique. mostly contained the following ions: K + > Ca 2+ Mg Mn Zn Cu Cr 3+ ....

10.1111/ijfs.13243 article EN International Journal of Food Science & Technology 2016-10-25

Abstract The aim of this research work was to study the bioactivity potentials (antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory, and enzyme inhibitory) ethanol (EtOH), water (H 2 O) chloroform (CHCl 3 ) extracts G. applanatum , lucidum pfeifferi resinaceum as well their mycochemical profile: total content phenolics (TP) sugars (TS) LC/MS/MS detection phenolics. profile showed that p‐ hydroxybenzoic protocatechuic acids were mostly found. highest ABTS DPPH activities detected in polar (159.84±0.59 mg TE/g...

10.1002/cbdv.202000828 article EN Chemistry & Biodiversity 2020-12-08

Medicinal mushrooms, especially Ganoderma species, hold immense promise for the production of a wide range bioactive compounds with various effects. The biochemical potential indigenous fungal strains, specific to region, could play critical role in continuous search novel strains superior activities on global scale. This research focused ethanolic (EtOH) and hot-water (H2O) extracts fruiting bodies two wild-growing species: G. pfeifferi resinaceum, aim assessing their nutritional (total...

10.3390/jof10070501 article EN cc-by Journal of Fungi 2024-07-19

This study was designed to define total protein, phenol and flavonoid content as well LC-MS/MS phenolic profile related antioxidant antidiabetic activity of ethanolic (EtOH) water extracts G. pfeifferi resinaceum. resinaceum extract possessed the highest ability scavenge DPPH˙ O2˙-, while EtOH same species showed better on NO˙ other extracts. The level bioactive compounds determined generally in Antidiabetic action evaluated by oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) histological examination...

10.1039/c9ra10158f article EN cc-by-nc RSC Advances 2020-01-01
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