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2011

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Determination Of Antimicrobial And Antiproliferative Activities Of The Aquatic Moss Fontinalis Antipyretica Hedw., Fi̇li̇z Savaroğlu, Cansu Fi̇li̇k İşçen, Ayşe Pinar Öztopcu Vatan, Selda Kabadere, Semra İlhan, Ruhi̇ Uyar Jan 2011

Determination Of Antimicrobial And Antiproliferative Activities Of The Aquatic Moss Fontinalis Antipyretica Hedw., Fi̇li̇z Savaroğlu, Cansu Fi̇li̇k İşçen, Ayşe Pinar Öztopcu Vatan, Selda Kabadere, Semra İlhan, Ruhi̇ Uyar

Turkish Journal of Biology

The purpose of the current study was to investigate the possible antimicrobial and anticancer properties of the aquatic moss Fontinalis antipyretica Hedw. (Fontinalaceae). We first obtained 8 different extracts (methanol; chloroform; acetone; ethyl acetate A, B, C, and D) by two different extraction processes. The antimicrobial activity of these extracts was then assessed by using the well diffusion method against 8 bacterial and 7 fungal strains. The results of antimicrobial studies showed that extracts of chloroform, acetone, and ethyl acetate A and C were active against almost all the species tested. The most effective extract was C, which was then …


Antioxidant Properties Of Different Extracts Of Black Mulberry (Morus Nigra L.), Türkan Kutlu, Gökhan Durmaz, Burhan Ateş, İsmet Yilmaz, M. Şevket Çeti̇n Jan 2011

Antioxidant Properties Of Different Extracts Of Black Mulberry (Morus Nigra L.), Türkan Kutlu, Gökhan Durmaz, Burhan Ateş, İsmet Yilmaz, M. Şevket Çeti̇n

Turkish Journal of Biology

In vitro antioxidant properties of 3 different extracts of black mulberry (Morus nigra L.) were investigated. Acidified methanol, acidified water, and non-acidified methanol/water solutions were used to prepare extracts. Different solvents caused different protonation on black mulberry anthocyanin structures, which were predicted according to their UV-VIS spectrum. Extracts indicated 2 main peaks at about ~280 and ~520 nm with different peak areas in their UV-VIS spectrum. The rank of extracts' total phenolic content and reducing power values were both found to be in correlation with their absorbance at ~280 nm. Meanwhile the same relationship was observed between DPPH scavenging activity …