@article{article_846905, title={Investigation of Phenolic Compounds and Antioxidant Capacity of Bee Pollen Collected from Different Geographical Regions in Turkey}, journal={Kocatepe Veterinary Journal}, volume={14}, pages={359–365}, year={2021}, DOI={10.30607/kvj.846905}, author={Nisbet, Cevat and Tabatabaei, Paria}, keywords={Antioxidant, pitherapy, bee pollen, flavonoid, phenolic acid}, abstract={The aim of this study was to evaluate the antioxidan activity, total phenolic acid, and total flavonoid content in bee pollen collected from different regions of Turkey. A total of 81 bee pollen samples from 81 beekeepers were collected from 6 different regions of Turkey. Total phenolic content of pollen samples was determined in mg gallic acid equivalent gr pollen sample (mgGAE/gr) and total flavonoid analysis was made with a spectrophotometric method in mg based on quercetin (QE/g) concentration. Total antioxidant level was conducted according to free radical scavenger effects of pollen on DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl) as an indirect method. According to the results of the study, total phenolic acid levels of pollen differed between 7.81 and 57.69 (mg GAE/g), total flavonoid content differed between 3.72 and 4.97 (mg QE/g) and DPPH differed between 55.18 and 94.08 (mg/ml). It is considered that the study data will contribute to the presentation of the chemical components of Turkish bee pollen.}, number={3}, publisher={Afyon Kocatepe University}, organization={This work was supported by Ondokuz mayıs University, Scientific Research Projects Unit (BAP) under project number (PYO. VET.1904.16.005).}