title: ANTIOXIDANT STATUS OF OPUNTIA(TOURN.) MILL., NATURALIZED IN THE CRIMEA
abstract: Representatives of the genus Opuntia are widely used in the food industry and traditional medicine and are notable for their high adaptability to adverse environmental conditions. The antioxidant status of 6 representatives of the genus Opuntia naturalized in the territory of the Crimean Peninsula was evaluated for the first time. A relationship between the components of total antioxidant activity, the content of polyphenols, proline, monosaccharides and selenium was shown. The correlation betwe