Anti-urease, anti-oxidant activities and total phenolic compounds of Erodium pelargoniiflorum Boiss. & Heldr.

Feyyaz Mihoğlugil; Turgut Taşkın; Ömer Çeçen; Fatma Tosun

doi:10.12991/jrespharm.1789903

Anti-urease, anti-oxidant activities and total phenolic compounds of Erodium pelargoniiflorum Boiss. & Heldr.

Abstract

Erodium pelargoniiflorum Boiss. & Heldr. belongs to the Geraniaceae family and an endemic species for Turkey. Previous studies have demonstrated the aerial parts of Erodium pelargoniiflorum has been investigated for its alkaloid and phenolic acid contents by TLC methods and antispasmodic activity in the isolated rat ileum and uterus. Nevertheless, none of the previous research has been done to identify the antioxidant potential and anti-urease activity and total phenolics of the root, flower and aerial parts of the plant. In this study, antioxidant and anti-urease activities of the root, flower and aerial parts extracts prepared with dichloromethane, ethyl acetate and methanol were investigated. The highest antioxidant potential was observed in the methanol extract of the flowers. The dichloromethane extract of the aerial parts showed the highest urease inhibition activity

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Feyyaz Mihoğlugil ^*
0000-0003-0976-0244
Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti

Turgut Taşkın
0000-0001-8475-6478
Türkiye

Ömer Çeçen
0000-0002-1315-9876
Türkiye

Fatma Tosun
0000-0003-2533-5141
Türkiye

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May 11, 2026

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Mihoğlugil, F., Taşkın, T., Çeçen, Ö., & Tosun, F. (2026). Anti-urease, anti-oxidant activities and total phenolic compounds of Erodium pelargoniiflorum Boiss. & Heldr. Journal of Research in Pharmacy, 30(3), 835-842. https://doi.org/10.12991/jrespharm.1789903

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1.Mihoğlugil F, Taşkın T, Çeçen Ö, Tosun F. Anti-urease, anti-oxidant activities and total phenolic compounds of Erodium pelargoniiflorum Boiss. & Heldr. J. Res. Pharm. 2026;30(3):835-842. doi:10.12991/jrespharm.1789903

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Mihoğlugil, Feyyaz, Turgut Taşkın, Ömer Çeçen, and Fatma Tosun. 2026. “Anti-Urease, Anti-Oxidant Activities and Total Phenolic Compounds of Erodium Pelargoniiflorum Boiss. & Heldr”. Journal of Research in Pharmacy 30 (3): 835-42. https://doi.org/10.12991/jrespharm.1789903.

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Mihoğlugil F, Taşkın T, Çeçen Ö, Tosun F (May 1, 2026) Anti-urease, anti-oxidant activities and total phenolic compounds of Erodium pelargoniiflorum Boiss. & Heldr. Journal of Research in Pharmacy 30 3 835–842.

IEEE

[1]F. Mihoğlugil, T. Taşkın, Ö. Çeçen, and F. Tosun, “Anti-urease, anti-oxidant activities and total phenolic compounds of Erodium pelargoniiflorum Boiss. & Heldr”., J. Res. Pharm., vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 835–842, May 2026, doi: 10.12991/jrespharm.1789903.

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Mihoğlugil, Feyyaz - Taşkın, Turgut - Çeçen, Ömer - Tosun, Fatma. “Anti-Urease, Anti-Oxidant Activities and Total Phenolic Compounds of Erodium Pelargoniiflorum Boiss. & Heldr”. Journal of Research in Pharmacy 30/3 (May 1, 2026): 835-842. https://doi.org/10.12991/jrespharm.1789903.

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1.Mihoğlugil F, Taşkın T, Çeçen Ö, Tosun F. Anti-urease, anti-oxidant activities and total phenolic compounds of Erodium pelargoniiflorum Boiss. & Heldr. J. Res. Pharm. 2026;30:835–842.

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Mihoğlugil, Feyyaz, et al. “Anti-Urease, Anti-Oxidant Activities and Total Phenolic Compounds of Erodium Pelargoniiflorum Boiss. & Heldr”. Journal of Research in Pharmacy, vol. 30, no. 3, May 2026, pp. 835-42, doi:10.12991/jrespharm.1789903.

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1.Feyyaz Mihoğlugil, Turgut Taşkın, Ömer Çeçen, Fatma Tosun. Anti-urease, anti-oxidant activities and total phenolic compounds of Erodium pelargoniiflorum Boiss. & Heldr. J. Res. Pharm. 2026 May 1;30(3):835-42. doi:10.12991/jrespharm.1789903