Determination of the Phytochemical Profiles of Some Hawthorn Taxa Naturally Distributed in Afyonkarahisar

Year 2025, Volume: 25 Issue: 2, 240 - 244

Melek Korkut , Ahmet Serteser , Mustafa Kargıoğlu , Saliha Aydın , Hakan Terzi , Mustafa Yıldız

Abstract

Different tissues of species belonging to the Crataegus L. genus of the Rosaceae family, are used in traditional and modern medicine to treat various diseases. Although there are studies on the phenolic compound contents of different Crataegus taxa, their phytochemical components and amounts vary in the regions where they grow naturally. In this study, the phenolic compound contents of five different hawthorn taxa collected from the Central district of Afyonkarahisar province were analyzed by High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC). While the main component in C. monogyna and C. microphylla taxa is (+)−catechin, 1,2−dihydroxybenzene was determined as the main phenolic compound in C. orientalis subsp. szovitsii, C. tanacetifolia and C. orientalis subsp. orientalis taxa. However, naringenin was the phenolic compound detected in the lowest amount in all taxa. The differences determined in the phenolic compound content and amounts in Crataegus taxa are due to the ecological characteristics of the areas where plant tissue samples were taken.

Keywords

Crataegus, Phenolic compound, HPLC, Afyonkarahisar

Project Number

18.FEN.BİL.04

Afyonkarahisar’da Doğal Olarak Yayılış Gösteren Bazı Alıç Taksonlarının Fitokimyasal Profillerinin Belirlenmesi

Abstract

Rosaceae familyasının Crataegus L. cinsine ait türlerin farklı dokuları geleneksel ve modern tıpta çeşitli hastalıkları tedavi etmek amacıyla kullanılmaktadır. Farklı Crataegus taksonlarının fenolik bileşik içerikleri hakkında yapılan çalışmalar bulunsa da bitkilerin doğal olarak yetiştikleri bölgelerde fitokimyasal bileşenleri ve miktarları değişmektedir. Bu araştırmada, Afyonkarahisar ili Merkez ilçesinden toplanan beş farklı alıç taksonunda fenolik bileşik içeriği Yüksek Performanslı Sıvı Kromatografisi (HPLC) ile analiz edilmiştir. C. monogyna’da ve C. microphylla taksonlarında esas bileşen (+)−kateşin olarak belirlenirken, C. orientalis subsp. szovitsii, C. tanacetifolia ve C. orientalis subsp. orientalis taksonlarında 1,2−dihidroksibenzenin esas fenolik bileşik olarak tespit edilmiştir. Bununla birlikte, tüm taksonlarda naringenin en az miktarda tespit edilen fenolik bileşik olmuştur. Crataegus taksonlarında fenolik bileşik içeriği ve miktarlarında belirlenen farklılıklar bitki dokusu örneklerinin alındığı alanların ekolojik özelliklerinden kaynaklanmaktadır.

Keywords

Crataegus, Fenolik bileşik, HPLC, Afyonkarahisar

Project Number

18.FEN.BİL.04

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