Investigation of Antioxidant Activity and Phytochemical Compositions of Celtis Tournefortii

Abstract

Context: Phytochemicals are non-nutritive plant chemicals that have protective or disease preventive properties. Because they have antioxidant property and protect our cells against oxidative damage. Aim: This work aimed to determination of phytochemical composition which total phenol content(TPC), total flavonoid content(TFC), total flavones content, alkaloid, acidity, pH, total carotenoid content, amount of carotene, β-carotene concentration, anthocyanin, amount of saponin and tannin, ascorbic acid levels, mineral profile and antioxidant activity of fresh Celtis tournefortii due to the importance of secondary metabolites. Material and method: Celtis tournefortii was used for this study Phytochemical compositions were determined by spectrometric methods excluding phenolic acid and mineral profile. Antioxidant activity were determined by different antioxidant method. Consequently: Celtis tournefortii may be an antioxidant source.

Protective effect of Celtis tournefortii against copper-induced toxicity in rat liver

“…As regards to the TPC and TFC results, the 25% hydroalcoholic solvent revealed considerable amount of polyphenolic compounds in the extract compared to pure water and 75% ethanol. Yıldırım et al (2017) found similar results for TPC in the methanolic extract. However, TFC was higher in the present study than the results of Yıldırım et al (2017).…”

“…due to their beneficial pharmacological effects, as they are considered safer and more reliable (Kioukia-Fougia et al 2016;Scott et al 2020). These effects could be attributed to the presence of valuable constituents (Zhang et al 2015;Keser et al 2017;Yıldırım et al 2017). In this study, antioxidant and hepatoprotective effects of C. tournefortii fruit were investigated against hepatic damage caused by Cu-toxicity in rats.…”

“…Celtis tournefortii contains flavonoid and phenolic acids such as gallic acid, vanillic acid, ellagic acid, chlorogenic acid, ferulic acid, caffeic acid, rosmarinic acid, p-coumaric acid, myricetin, catechin, rutin, naringin, kaempferol, resveratrol, and quercetin (Keser at al. 2017;Yıldırım et al 2017). Celtis tournefortii fruits are traditionally consumed for treatment of diarrhoea, dysentery, and peptic ulcers.…”

“…Celtis tournefortii seeds are used by the native population against kidney sand, whereas its leaves are used for stomach pain, menstrual bleeding, sedative purposes, and facilitating digestion (Keser et al 2017). Although a few in vitro studies (Keser et al 2017;Yıldırım et al 2017) have investigated the antioxidant properties of this fruit, the protective effects against hepatotoxicity have not been investigated in vivo. This study exhibits an authentic value due to the acquisition of primary scientific data.…”

Effect of Pre-sowing Treatments on Seed Germination And Seedling Emergence of Celtis Tournefortii Lam. – Kurdistan Region of Iraq

“…In the context of economic botany, Celtis tree species have great value for the activities of human livelihood. Recently, there are a large number of literatures on the economic value of Celtis species, especially for their edible fruits, and antioxidants characteristics (Yıldırım, et al, 2017). Furthermore, their durable and elastic wood is commonly used to make pulley, chopstick, spoon, cane, shovel, various tools and buildings such as agricultural tools and construction of the carving, wood is used in the making paper.…”