Determination of the antioxidant activity of certain plant products, in order to use them in new food supplements, cosmetic and others

S.C. Pielorex S.A.;S.C. Prodstefano S.R.L.;S.C. Taro Industry S.A.;S.C. Hofigal Export-Import S.A.;S.C. Class Shoe S.R.L.3rd International Conference on Advanced Materials and Systems, ICAMS 2010 -- 16 September 2010 through 18 September 2010 -- Bucharest -- 85353The paper presents the results from anti-oxidant activity determination (AO), for a selected and studied group of plants products, in order to get new food supplements and cosmetics with high antioxidant properties designed to reduce oxidative stress (OS) and its negative consequences on the human body. From more than 15 plant extracts which have been studied in order to highlight the ones with increased antioxidant potential, we have selected five that possess the greatest antioxidant activity. Results which were obtained for antioxidant activity (AO>50%) and superoxide dismutase-type activity (SOD>5.5 U/mg), confirmed the working hypothesis, motivation and intention to use the plant products selected, for new dietary supplements, cosmetics and others