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44 - MDC - Medical Sciences and Clinical Research
MDC 147 - Plant Extraction and Determination
Code | Start Date | Duration | Venue | |
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MDC 147 | 07 October 2024 | 5 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
MDC 147 | 04 November 2024 | 5 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
MDC 147 | 02 December 2024 | 5 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
Course Description
Most traditional and alternative medicines depend on medicinal plants to promote general health and well-being due to their various pharmacological effects. It has protective properties in disorders. This course aims to give the participants theoretical and practical knowledge about plant extraction, characterization, lyophilization, and determination with several antioxidant methods used for different purposes in the R&D laboratory.
Course Objectives
- Introducing the concepts of plants
- Describing the principles of extraction, characterization, lyophilization, and determination by antioxidant techniques
- Analyzing plant extraction and determination techniques
- Understanding the work of devices
- Discussing the details of the practical experience about the taught methods
Who Should Attend?
- Professionals and research assistants working in the medical fields (Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Veterinary Medicine and Basic Sciences)
- Professionals working in the fields of Biochemistry
- Professionals working in the fields of phytotherapy
Course Details/Schedule
Day 1
- Introduction to plants
- Introduction to plant extraction methods
- Preparation of samples and solvents for extraction
- Extraction methods
- Troubleshooting
Day 2
- Introduction to evaporator
- Vaporization of the extracts
- Introduction to lyophilization
- Procedures of lyophilization
- Troubleshooting
Day 3
- Introduction to plants and their antioxidants I
- Preparation of samples and solvents
- Introduction to Spectrophotometry device
- Determination of the total antioxidant status, Phenolic and Flavonoid content by spectrophotometry
- Calculation of the concentrations of plant extracts
- Data analysis and troubleshooting
Day 4
- Introduction to plants and their antioxidants II
- Preparation of samples and solvents
- Determination of the DPPH, CUPRAC content
- Calculation of the concentrations of plant extracts
- Data analysis and troubleshooting
Day 5
- Introduction to HPLC
- Preparation of samples and solvents
- Determination of the antioxidants by HPLC device
- Data analysis and troubleshooting