Research Article

The influence of tannins purified from Eastern Mediterranean Region plants (Pinus brutia Ten. and Quercus coccifera L.) on carbon mineralization: Antimicrobial and antimutagenic evaluation

Volume: 7 Number: 1 May 15, 2023
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The influence of tannins purified from Eastern Mediterranean Region plants (Pinus brutia Ten. and Quercus coccifera L.) on carbon mineralization: Antimicrobial and antimutagenic evaluation

Abstract

Tannins, which are polyphenols with a wide variety of quality-quantity that control the carbon and nitrogen cycle in forest ecosystems, are very interesting because of their protein binding abilities and forming a complex structure with other compounds. In this study, the purified tannin content of Pinus brutia Ten. and Quercus coccifera L., the two dominant plant species of the Eastern Mediterranean region, and the effect of these tannins on C dynamics in a forest soil (O and A horizon) were evaluated. In addition, antimicrobial effects of tannin extracts on Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus and Proteus mirabilis bacteria by disc diffusion method and antimutagenic effects on Allium cepa root tip cells were evaluated. Total phenol (TP) and condense tannins (CT) concentrations of P. brutia and Q. coccifera leaves ranged from 0.78–1.33 μg/100mg DW and 4.68–1.35 μg/100mg DW, respectively. With the addition of tannin extract to the soils, C mineralization (27th day) was significantly reduced compared to the control group. Both P. brutia tannin extract (PTE) and Q. coccifera tannin extract (QTE) exhibited antibacterial activity in the range of 8±0.2–35±1.1 mm zone diameter by inhibiting their microbial growth against test microorganisms. In addition, tannin treatments caused a dose-dependent mitotic index decrease in onion root tip cells and a serious inhibition by showing toxic effects on mitotic division stages. As a result, our data showed that C mineralization in soil is affected by different tannin sources and these tannin extracts have significant antimicrobial activity against pathogens and cytotoxic activity in A. cepa root tip cells.

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Supporting Institution

Çukurova Üniversitesi

Project Number

FEF2006YL59

Thanks

Supported by Cukurova University Research Projects Unit under Project no FEF2006YL59.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Structural Biology

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

May 14, 2023

Publication Date

May 15, 2023

Submission Date

March 2, 2023

Acceptance Date

April 5, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 7 Number: 1

APA
Ulusu, F., & Darıcı, C. (2023). The influence of tannins purified from Eastern Mediterranean Region plants (Pinus brutia Ten. and Quercus coccifera L.) on carbon mineralization: Antimicrobial and antimutagenic evaluation. Anatolian Journal of Botany, 7(1), 60-69. https://doi.org/10.30616/ajb.1259084
AMA
1.Ulusu F, Darıcı C. The influence of tannins purified from Eastern Mediterranean Region plants (Pinus brutia Ten. and Quercus coccifera L.) on carbon mineralization: Antimicrobial and antimutagenic evaluation. Ant J Bot. 2023;7(1):60-69. doi:10.30616/ajb.1259084
Chicago
Ulusu, Funda, and Cengiz Darıcı. 2023. “The Influence of Tannins Purified from Eastern Mediterranean Region Plants (Pinus Brutia Ten. And Quercus Coccifera L.) on Carbon Mineralization: Antimicrobial and Antimutagenic Evaluation”. Anatolian Journal of Botany 7 (1): 60-69. https://doi.org/10.30616/ajb.1259084.
EndNote
Ulusu F, Darıcı C (May 1, 2023) The influence of tannins purified from Eastern Mediterranean Region plants (Pinus brutia Ten. and Quercus coccifera L.) on carbon mineralization: Antimicrobial and antimutagenic evaluation. Anatolian Journal of Botany 7 1 60–69.
IEEE
[1]F. Ulusu and C. Darıcı, “The influence of tannins purified from Eastern Mediterranean Region plants (Pinus brutia Ten. and Quercus coccifera L.) on carbon mineralization: Antimicrobial and antimutagenic evaluation”, Ant J Bot, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 60–69, May 2023, doi: 10.30616/ajb.1259084.
ISNAD
Ulusu, Funda - Darıcı, Cengiz. “The Influence of Tannins Purified from Eastern Mediterranean Region Plants (Pinus Brutia Ten. And Quercus Coccifera L.) on Carbon Mineralization: Antimicrobial and Antimutagenic Evaluation”. Anatolian Journal of Botany 7/1 (May 1, 2023): 60-69. https://doi.org/10.30616/ajb.1259084.
JAMA
1.Ulusu F, Darıcı C. The influence of tannins purified from Eastern Mediterranean Region plants (Pinus brutia Ten. and Quercus coccifera L.) on carbon mineralization: Antimicrobial and antimutagenic evaluation. Ant J Bot. 2023;7:60–69.
MLA
Ulusu, Funda, and Cengiz Darıcı. “The Influence of Tannins Purified from Eastern Mediterranean Region Plants (Pinus Brutia Ten. And Quercus Coccifera L.) on Carbon Mineralization: Antimicrobial and Antimutagenic Evaluation”. Anatolian Journal of Botany, vol. 7, no. 1, May 2023, pp. 60-69, doi:10.30616/ajb.1259084.
Vancouver
1.Funda Ulusu, Cengiz Darıcı. The influence of tannins purified from Eastern Mediterranean Region plants (Pinus brutia Ten. and Quercus coccifera L.) on carbon mineralization: Antimicrobial and antimutagenic evaluation. Ant J Bot. 2023 May 1;7(1):60-9. doi:10.30616/ajb.1259084

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