Chemical compositions and antioxidant activities of five endemic Asperula taxa

MİNARECİ E., ERGÖNÜL B., Kayalar H., KALYONCU F.

Archives of Biological Sciences, cilt.63, sa.3, ss.537-543, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 63 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.2298/abs1103537m
  • Dergi Adı: Archives of Biological Sciences
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.537-543
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Asperula, chemical composition, antioxidant activity, flavonoid, Turkey
  • Manisa Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study, the proximate chemical composition, total flavonoid and α-tocopherol amounts and antioxidant activities of five endemic Asperula taxa (Rubiaceae) (A. brevifolia, A. pseudochlorantha var. antalyensis, A. pseudochlorantha var. pseudochlorantha, A. purpurea subsp. apiculata and A. serotina) were determined. Antioxidant properties of methanol extracts were studied by the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical scavenging method. Among the all Asperula extracts A. brevifolia showed the most potent radical scavenging activities.