In vitro antioxidant capacities and phenolic contents of four Erica L. (Ericaceae) taxa native to Turkey

Ayşegül Köroğlu; Muhammed Mesud Hürkul; Gülsen Kendir; Nurgün Küçükboyacı

In vitro antioxidant capacities and phenolic contents of four Erica L. (Ericaceae) taxa native to Turkey

Abstract

Erica species (Ericaceae) are widely used due to their medicinal properties in Turkish folk medicine. In this study, the antioxidant capacities of the extracts with different polarities of the aerial parts of Erica arborea, E. manipuliflora, E. bocquetii and E. sicula subsp. libanotica native to Turkey were investigated. 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH•) radical scavenging and the thiobarbituric acid (TBA) test systems used for the determination of antioxidant capacities. Also, total phenol contents in the extracts were determined as spectrophotometric. All extracts exhibited strong scavenging activity against DPPH except the chloroform extracts. Ethyl acetate extracts of Erica species had the best scavenging activity against DPPH, as well as the highest DPPH scavenging activity was exhibited by E. manipuliflora and E. bocquetii with IC50 values of 0.002±0.001 and 0.004±0.000 µg/mL, respectively. In TBA test, the highest activity was observed in the ethyl acetate extract of E. manipuliflora (IC50= 0.001±0.000 µg/mL), followed by the water extract of this plant (0.03± 0.005 µg/mL). The highest total phenolic content was found in the ethyl acetate extracts ranging from 875.5 to 701.7 mg GAE/g extract. Our results showed that the ethyl acetate extracts of Erica taxa are rich in natural antioxidant substances.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Pharmacognosy, Pharmaceutical Botany

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Ayşegül Köroğlu
Türkiye

Muhammed Mesud Hürkul
Türkiye

Gülsen Kendir
Türkiye

Nurgün Küçükboyacı
Türkiye

Publication Date

June 27, 2025

Submission Date

February 19, 2018

Acceptance Date

June 5, 2018

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Year 2019 Volume: 23 Number: 1

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APA

Köroğlu, A., Hürkul, M. M., Kendir, G., & Küçükboyacı, N. (2025). In vitro antioxidant capacities and phenolic contents of four Erica L. (Ericaceae) taxa native to Turkey. Journal of Research in Pharmacy, 23(1), 93-100. https://izlik.org/JA32KU98FT

AMA

1.Köroğlu A, Hürkul MM, Kendir G, Küçükboyacı N. In vitro antioxidant capacities and phenolic contents of four Erica L. (Ericaceae) taxa native to Turkey. J. Res. Pharm. 2025;23(1):93-100. https://izlik.org/JA32KU98FT

Chicago

Köroğlu, Ayşegül, Muhammed Mesud Hürkul, Gülsen Kendir, and Nurgün Küçükboyacı. 2025. “In Vitro Antioxidant Capacities and Phenolic Contents of Four Erica L. (Ericaceae) Taxa Native to Turkey”. Journal of Research in Pharmacy 23 (1): 93-100. https://izlik.org/JA32KU98FT.

EndNote

Köroğlu A, Hürkul MM, Kendir G, Küçükboyacı N (June 1, 2025) In vitro antioxidant capacities and phenolic contents of four Erica L. (Ericaceae) taxa native to Turkey. Journal of Research in Pharmacy 23 1 93–100.

IEEE

[1]A. Köroğlu, M. M. Hürkul, G. Kendir, and N. Küçükboyacı, “In vitro antioxidant capacities and phenolic contents of four Erica L. (Ericaceae) taxa native to Turkey”, J. Res. Pharm., vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 93–100, June 2025, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA32KU98FT

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Köroğlu, Ayşegül - Hürkul, Muhammed Mesud - Kendir, Gülsen - Küçükboyacı, Nurgün. “In Vitro Antioxidant Capacities and Phenolic Contents of Four Erica L. (Ericaceae) Taxa Native to Turkey”. Journal of Research in Pharmacy 23/1 (June 1, 2025): 93-100. https://izlik.org/JA32KU98FT.

JAMA

1.Köroğlu A, Hürkul MM, Kendir G, Küçükboyacı N. In vitro antioxidant capacities and phenolic contents of four Erica L. (Ericaceae) taxa native to Turkey. J. Res. Pharm. 2025;23:93–100.

MLA

Köroğlu, Ayşegül, et al. “In Vitro Antioxidant Capacities and Phenolic Contents of Four Erica L. (Ericaceae) Taxa Native to Turkey”. Journal of Research in Pharmacy, vol. 23, no. 1, June 2025, pp. 93-100, https://izlik.org/JA32KU98FT.

Vancouver

1.Ayşegül Köroğlu, Muhammed Mesud Hürkul, Gülsen Kendir, Nurgün Küçükboyacı. In vitro antioxidant capacities and phenolic contents of four Erica L. (Ericaceae) taxa native to Turkey. J. Res. Pharm. [Internet]. 2025 Jun. 1;23(1):93-100. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA32KU98FT