o:3392 Antioxidant potential of cornelian cherry (Cornus mas L.) from Montenegro en In this work, total phenols, flavonoids, tannins, anthocyanins, and the antioxidant capacity (by the DPPH and FRAP methods) were determined in the juice and pomace of Cornelian cherry from the Montenegro area. Also, the content of microelements and macroelements in the juice, pomace and fruit of Cornelian cherry were investigated. In the studied Cornelian cherry samples, the content of phenols ranged from 159.57 to 244.93 mg GAE/100 g, flavonoids from 71.74 to 165.5 mg QE/100 g, tannins from 0.33 to 0.81%, and total anthocyanins 0.057-0.310%. HPLC analysis identified the following anthocyanins: delphinidin-3-O-glucoside, cyanidin-3-O-galactoside, cyanidin-3-O-glucoside, pelargonin-3-O-glucoside and its derivative. The most abundant essential microelement in the studied Cornelian cherry samples was Fe (23.44-37.69 mg/kg), followed by Zn (3.14-6.25 mg/kg), Cu (1.50-1.80 mg/kg) and Mn (0.58-0.78 mg/kg). The most abundant essential macroelement in the examined samples was K (2427.8-3276.2 mg/kg), followed by Ca (361.5-475.7), Mg (95.41-146.5 mg/kg), and Na (8.347-16.59 mg/kg). Pb, Cd and Ni were not detected in the tested samples. A high degree of correlation was obtained between the content of total flavonoids and the antioxidant value measured by the FRAP method (R = 0.96), as well as between the content of total anthocyanins and antioxidant activity measured by the DPPH method (R = 0.89). Of the individual anthocyanins, high correlation values were shown by cyanidin-3-O-galactoside (R = 0.96), cyanidin-3-O-glucoside (R = 0.95) and pelargonin-3-O-glucoside (R = 0.94) with antioxidant activity measured by the DPPH method. Cornus mas L., antioxidant activity, polyphenolic compounds, metals. 1552101 2353-5288 1552099 10.32383/appdr/169374 2023-11-28T11:17:14.181Z 44 no 46 Nada Blagojević Faculty of Metallurgy and Technology, University of Montenegro 46 Mara Kandić Faculty of Metallurgy and Technology, University of Montenegro 46 Vesna Vukašinović-Pešić Faculty of Metallurgy and Technology, University of Montenegro 46 Snežana Brašanac-Vukanović Faculty of Metallurgy and Technology, University of Montenegro 46 Vanja Tadić Institute for Medicinal Plant Research “Dr. Josif Pancic” 0000-0003-1761-604X 46 Dragica Bojović Faculty for Food Technology, Food Safety and Ecology, University of Donja Gorica, Podgorica application/pdf 729046 https://unilib.phaidrabg.rs/o:3392 no yes 1 70 92000001 71A10 Acta Poloniae Pharmaceutica Drug Research 80 4 613 626 2023