Determination of antioxidant effects of some plant species wild growing in Turkey

Abstract

In this study, the antioxidant activity of 50% aqueous methanol extracts of Crataegus tanacetifolia (Lam.) Pers, Crataegus bornmuelleri Zaberi, Crataegus orientalis Pall. ex M.Bieb. var. orientalis, Crataegus szovitsii Pojark, Crataegus curvisepala Lindm., Crataegus monogyna Jacq. subsp. monogyna, Crataegus monogyna Jacq.subsp. azarella (Gris.) Franco, Crataegus micophylla C.Koch, Rosa foetida Herrm., Rosa hemisphaerica J.Herrm., Rosa pulverulenta M.Bieb., Rosa canina L., Rubus discolor Weihe & Nees, Rubus canescens DC. var. canescens, Rubus sanctus Screber, Rubus caesius L., Sorbus umbellata (Desf.) Fritsch var. umbellata, Prunus avium L. (Moench.) and Prunus cerasus L. Mespilus germenica was evaluated by various antioxidant assays, including free radical scavenging, hydrogen peroxide scavenging and metal-chelating activities. The extracts of R. hemisphaerica J.Herrm., P. cerasus L. and R. canina L. showed more stronger free radical scavenging and hydrogen peroxide scavenging activities, and the extracts of R. foetida Herrm. (62.54%) and P. cerasus L. showed stronger metal-chelating activity. The results obtained in the present study indicated that the R. hemisphaerica J.Herrm., P. cerasus L. and R. canina are potential sources of natural antioxidant. These antioxidant properties depend on the concentration of the sample.

Antibacterial and Antitumor Activities of Some Wild Fruits Grown in Turkey

“…they have nervine, antispasmodic, bradycardiac, hypotensive and diuretic activities (7,11,22). Antioxidant activities of C. tanacetifolia and C. monogyna have been documented (5,9,46,56). Moreover, anticancer activities of some Crataegus spp.…”

“…Fruits have been used in folk medicine in the treatment of colds, influenza, minor infectious diseases, scurvy, diarrhea and gastritis (7,11,22). Antioxidant (29,32,42,44,56), antibacterial (31,32), antidiabetic (42) and antitumor (33) activities of dog rose have been recorded.…”

Mutagenic biomonitoring of pirethroid insecticides in human lymphocyte cultures: Use of micronuclei as biomarkers and recovery byRosa caninaextracts of mutagenic effects

“…Ö zcan (2000) stated that the methanol extracts of R. canina showed antioxidant properties and antioxidant activity of rosehip reached to the highest value at 0.4% concentration. According to Serteser et al (2008), rosehip is a potent-free radical scavenger and a natural source of antioxidants. Rosehip plants have various phenolic compounds such as methyl gallate (Hvattum, 2002), protocatechuic acid (Khadem & Marles, 2010), and flavonoids (Daels-Rakotoarison et al, 2002).…”

“…Rosa canina L. (Rosaceae) is one of the plants that is used for alternative treatment purposes and have antioxidant properties. According to various researchers (Cemeroglu, 1992;Ozcan, 2000;Serteser et al, 2008), the rosehip plant (R. canina) has antioxidant properties and can eliminate DNA damage associated with oxidative stress (Kılıçgün & Dehen, 2009). Several studies which have been made in this direction are available.…”

Genoprotective Effects of Aqueous Extracts of Rosa Canina L. Fruits on Ethyl Methanesulfonate-Induced DNA Damage in Drosophila Melanogaster

“…Rosa canina L. (Rosaceae) is one of the plants that is used for alternative treatment purposes. The rosehip fruits (R. canina) are rich in vitamin C and phenolic compound [4,5,6]. There are also a lot of mineral such as potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, phosphorus, copper, zinc in the rosehip berries [7].…”