Mycotoxigenic molds in spices from Macedonian stores Kungulovski, Dz., Sts. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia). Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Institute of Biology; Avramoski, O., Sts. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia). Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Institute of Biology; Atanasova-Pancevska, N., Sts. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia). Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Institute of Biology ...
Zbornik Matice Srpske za Prirodne Nauke,
(2011), 2011-00-00, 2011-01-01, Letnik:
2011, Številka:
120
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Twenty-six samples of spices most frequently occurring in the stores of the Republic of Macedonia were examined for their fungal contamination and the incidence of Aspergillus and Penicillium species ...and their teleomorphs. It included mainly commercial packages most frequently occurring in the stores of the Republic of Macedonia. According to the relative frequency of each of the isolated species, the typical mycoflora of these samples includes A. niger, A. flavus, A. fumigatus, P. chrysogenum and Eurotium sp. Fungal counts varied from log10 less than 2 CFU/g (DG18 at 25 deg C; DRBC at 25 deg C), for a sample of paprika, to log10 6.17 CFU/g (DG18 at 25 deg C), for a sample of bay leaf. During the experiment, A. flavus was detected in 17 samples, out of which 7 isolates were capable of producing Af-B1, and 4 isolates produced Af-B2. All isolates of A. nomius and A. parasiticus, in the experimental conditions, produced Af-B1, Af-B2, Af-G1 and Af-G2.
Collection of Sideritis raeseri subsp. raeseri has a long tradition in local communities in the Ohrid-Prespa region. The aim of the present study was the analysis of bioactive compounds especially ...those with anti-inflammatory activity. Combination of the UV and MS data allowed the characterization of 17 compounds, which could be classified into flavonoid glycosides or hydroxycynnamic acid derivatives. Six of them were isolated using preparative HPLC: isoscutellarein 7-O-6'''-O-acetyl- β -D-allopyranosyl-(1arrow right2)- β -D-glucopyranoside, 4'-O-methylhypolaetin 7-O-6'''-O-acetyl- β -D-allopyranosyl-(1arrow right2)- β -D-glucopyranoside, hypolaetin 7-O-6'''-O-acetyl- β -D-allopyranosyl-(1arrow right2)-6''-O-acetyl- β -D-glucopyranoside, 4'-O-methylisoscutellarein 7-O-6'''-O-acetyl- β -D-allopyranosyl-(1arrow right2)- β -D-glucopyranoside, isoscutellarein 7-O-6'''-O-acetyl- β -D-allopyranosyl-(1arrow right2)-6''-O-acetyl- β -D-glucopyranoside and 4'-O-methylhypolaetin 7-O-6'''-O-acetyl- β -D-allopyranosyl-(1arrow right2)-6''-O-acetyl- β -D-glucopyranoside. The presence of phenylpropanoid glycoside martynoside was reported for the first time in the wild growing S. raeseri subsp. raeseri. Hypolaetin derivatives, known for their antiinflammatory activity, dominated and were more abundant in S. raeseri subsp. raeseri grown in NPG in comparison with S. scardica grown nearby the NPG. The type of solvent affected distribution and the amount of bioactive compounds and the advantage was given to less polar extracts which were richer in hypolaetin derivatives.
The Lake Ohrid Watershed (LOW), which spans the borders of Albania, Greece, and Macedonia, is located in one of the most unstable geopolitical contexts on the European continent. The LOW is one of ...the most important European freshwater systems, and a number of protected areas within the LOW provide the conservation capacity for larger-scale ecological management. The development of a polycentric transboundary environmental governance structure in the LOW is examined. Three major transboundary cooperation and integration efforts since the mid-1990s have established the core institutional structure for effective environmental governance. These are the Lake Ohrid Conservation Project involving Albania and Macedonia, the creation of the transboundary Prespa Park involving all three countries, and an initiative to create a Euroregion centered around the towns of Ohrid and Prespa. The development of these efforts is chronicled, highlighting also the importance of the informal networks that are linking governmental, international, scientific, and civil society organizations.
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