Unit:
Τομέας ΦΑΡΜΑΚΟΓΝΩΣΙΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΧΗΜΕΙΑΣ ΦΥΣΙΚΩΝ ΠΡΟΪΟΝΤΩΝLibrary of the School of Science
Author:
Αγαπάκης Σωτήριος
Supervisors info:
Μαγιάτης Προκόπιος Αναπλ.Καθηγητής (Επιβλέπων), Χήνου Ιωάννα Καθηγήτρια, Βασιλακοπούλου Διδώ Αναπλ. Καθηγήτρια
Original Title:
Ελαιοκανθάλη και ελαιασίνη : Απομόνωση και μελέτη βιολογικών δράσεων σε κυτταρικό επίπεδο
Translated title:
Oleocanthal and oleacein : Isolation and study of biological effects at cellular level
Summary:
In the first part of this research paper, the botanic characteristics of the
Oleaceae family and the tribes represented in Greece, are being identified. An
extend report on olive oil is presented, followed by a description the
production process used by olive oil mills. Additionally, utilisation and
biological activities attributed to oleocanthal and oleacein in the past are
being defined.
In the second part, the experimental process is being described, divided in two
major sections. The first section refers to extra virgin olive oil processing,
mentioning different methods used to isolate active metabolites, the analysis
of which was made by spectroscopic method. The second major section includes
experiments that took place at the department of Biology of the National
Kapodistrian University of Athens, which were used to check their possible
biological activities as well as the effect on different cell lines.
Keywords:
Oleocanthal, Oleacein, Cytotoxicity, Biological effect of olive oil extraction, Olive oil
