Objective: The present study aimed to isolate, characterize, and evaluate the in vitro antioxidant potential of resveratrol from grape seeds (Vitis vinifera L.) obtained from local markets in Erzincan, Türkiye. It is hypothesized that the unique microclimate of that region enhances the bioactive profile of local grape varieties, making them a significant source of natural antioxidants.
Methods: Grape seeds (500 g) were extracted using 100% methanol via reflux for 4 hours (three replicates). The crude extract (30 g) underwent liquid-liquid extraction with ethyl acetate to yield a concentrated phenolic fraction (2 g). For isolation, Sephadex LH-20 adsorbent was used as the stationary phase and eluted with methanol. Structural characterization was conducted using 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy. The antioxidant capacity of the isolated resveratrol was determined through DPPH and ABTS radical scavenging assays, comparing results with standard antioxidants (Trolox, BHA, BHT, and Ascorbic acid).
Results: Chromatographic purification yielded 10 mg of pure trans-resveratrol. The structure was firmly verified by NMR spectroscopy, with the high olefinic coupling constant (J = 16.3 Hz) suggesting the trans structure. In antioxidant experiments, Trans-resveratrol demonstrated notable DPPH radical scavenging action (IC₅₀ = 17.33 ± 1.22 µg/mL). Trans-resveratrol outperformed Trolox (7.22 ± 0.24 µg/mL) and ascorbic acid (8.22 ± 0.37 µg/mL) in the ABTS test, with an IC₅₀ of 6.84 ± 0.47 µg/mL.
Conclusion: The findings demonstrate that grape seeds from Erzincan markets are an excellent source of highly bioactive trans-resveratrol. The isolated compound exhibited exceptional antioxidant efficiency, particularly in the ABTS assay where it surpassed several commercial standards. These results suggest that local grape varieties possess significant potential as natural sources for high-purity bioactive agents in the nutraceutical and pharmaceutical sectors.
| Primary Language | English |
|---|---|
| Subjects | Pharmacognosy |
| Journal Section | Research Article |
| Authors | |
| Submission Date | February 16, 2026 |
| Acceptance Date | April 17, 2026 |
| Early Pub Date | April 24, 2026 |
| Publication Date | April 24, 2026 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.62425/rtpharma.1887856 |
| IZ | https://izlik.org/JA87RD46AW |
| Published in Issue | Year 2026 Volume: 4 Issue: 1 |
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Journal Article: Edwards, A. A., Steacy, L. M., Siegelman, N., Rigobon, V. M., Kearns, D. M., Rueckl, J. G., & Compton, D. L. (2022). Unpacking the unique relationship between set for variability and word reading development: Examining word- and child-level predictors of performance. Journal of Educational Psychology, 114(6), 1242–1256. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000696
Book Section: Zeleke, W. A., Hughes, T. L., & Drozda, N. (2020). Home–school collaboration to promote mindbody health. In C. Maykel & M. A. Bray (Eds.), Promoting mind–body health in schools: Interventions for mental health professionals (pp. 11–26). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000157-002
Books with a Single Author: Haslwanter, T. (2022). An introduction to statistics with Python. New York, NY: Springer International Publishing.
Editor(s) as Author: Rhodewalt, F. (Ed.). (2008). Personality and social behavior. Psychology Press.
Thesis: Valentin, E. R. (2019, Summer). Narcissism predicted by Snapchat selfie sharing, filter usage, and editing [Master's thesis, California State University Dominguez Hills]. CSU ScholarWorks. https://scholarworks.calstate.edu/concern/theses/3197xm925?locale=en
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Epub Ahead of Print Articles: Muldoon, K., Towse, J., Simms, V., Perra, O., & Menzies, V. (2012). A longitudinal analysis of estimation, counting skills, and mathematical ability across the first school year. Developmental Psychology. Epub ahead of print. doi:10.1037/a0028240.
In the seventh edition, up to 20 authors should now be included in a reference list entry. For sources with more than 20 authors, after the 19th listed author, any additional authors' names are replaced with an ellipsis (…) followed by the final listed author's name:
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İstanbul Üniversitesi İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi’nden 1999 yılında mezun oldu. Aynı yıl TUS sınavı sonrasında Atatürk Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Tıbbi Farmakoloji Anabilim Dalında uzmanlık eğitimine başladı. 2003 yılında uzman ve ardından yardımcı doçent oldu. Haziran 2007 yılında doçentliğe ve Şubat 2013’te profesörlüğe yükseltildi.
2008 yılında beyin nörotransmitter ölçümü yapabilen Türkiye’deki ilk, Avrupa’daki 2. “Beyin Sensör Laboratuarı”nı Atatürk Üniversitesi Tıbbi Farmakoloji Anabilim Dalı’nda kurdu. Çok sayıda TÜBİTAK projesinde (1001/1003) yürütücülük yaptı. Bu projeler sonucunda nörotransmitter kaydı yapabilen “biyouyumlu ilk beyin elektrotları”nı ekibiyle birlikte üretti. Ayrıca yine ekibiyle birlikte beyin hastalıklarının teşhis ve tedavisinde kullanılacak dünyadaki ilk “beyin nörotransmitter düzeyi ölçebilen tıbbi cihaz”ını üretti. Elektrot ve cihazların ulusal ve uluslararası patent başvurularını yaptı.
Uluslararası SCI ve SCI-E kapsamındaki dergilerde 140 makalesi bulunmaktadır. Hacımüftüoğlu’nun editörlüğünü yaptığı kitabı yayınlanmıştır. Nature (Springer) Lipids in Health and Disease dergisinde editör olarak görev yapmaktadır. Hacımüftüoğlu’nun, Google Scholar kayıtlarına göre son 1 yılda makalelerine 660 atıf yapılmıştır.
9 yüksek lisans, 14 doktora öğrencisi mezun etmiştir.
Hacımüftüoğlu, Türkiye’nin ilk ilaç adayı orijinal ürün ilaç patentlerini 2019, 2020 ve 2021 yıllarında Amerika, Japonya, Avrupa Birliği ve Kanada’dan almıştır. Bu ürün, Sağlık Bakanlığı ve Türk Patent Enstitüsüne göre etken maddesi ülkemizde keşfedilmiş ve patentleri alınmış ilk üründür. Hacımüftüoğlu’nun 5’i uluslararası olmak üzere toplam 15 patenti bulunmaktadır.
Ahmet Hacımüftüoğlu, Avrupa Sinir Bilim Federasyonu’nun (FENS) 2016’dan beri yönetim konseyi üyesi ve Türkiye temsilcisidir. 2019 FENS Sırbistan Kongresi’ni düzenleme görevini üstlenmiştir.
Hacımüftüoğlu, 2021 yılında Atatürk Üniversitesi Aşı Geliştirme ve Uygulama Merkezi Müdürlüğüne atanmıştır. Ülkemizin preklinik çalışmalardan başarıyla geçen aşılarından biri olan Atavaks aşısını ekibiyle birlikte üretmiştir. Aşı klinik çalışmalara girişi beklemektedir. Şu an Alzheimer Hastalığına yönelik aşı projesi ve çalışmalarını sürdürmektedir.
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1. ISIF 2019 Altın Madalya, Bilim Sanayi ve Teknoloji Bakanlığı, 2019.
2. Birleşmiş Milletlere Bağlı Avrupa Fikri Mülkiyet Ödülü (Wipo Best Akademic, Wipo Ompi), 2019.
3. En iyi Doktora Tezi Hocası Ödülü, Atatürk Üniversitesi, 2014.
4. Atatürk Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Patent Dalında Birincilik Ödülleri (2011-2012-2013 yılları).
5. Atatürk Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Etkin Makale Dalında Birincilik Ödülü (2011).
6. Atatürk Üniversitesi Bilimsel Teşvik Ödülleri. İki dalda birincilik, bir dalda ikincilik (2019).
7. Tıp Fakültesi En Yüksek Akademik Puanı, 2019
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Professor A. M. Abd El-Aty held prestigious positions at various renowned institutions across different countries. He served as a distinguished professor of pharmacology at Cairo University in Egypt and a high-level foreign talent professor at the College of Food Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology in China. Currently, he is appointed as a Foreign Professor at the Pharmacology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University in Erzurum, Turkey, starting in January 2018. He is also a guest Professor at Binzhou Medical University, the affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qiangdao University, and Shenzhen University General Hospital, China. Prior to his current position, from 2013 to January 2018, Professor Abd El-Aty was a Brain Pool Fellow at Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea. During this time, he also served as a Foreign Professor at Konkuk University in Seoul, Republic of Korea. His primary research interest lies in the field of "natural and life sciences”. With an outstanding publication history, he has authored over 515 articles in esteemed journals, with 97.7% featuring international coauthorship. Notably, 53.3% (162 documents) rank among the top 25% most cited articles globally, and 56.9% (169 documents) are in the top 25% of journals on the basis of the CiteScore. His current h-index of 48 underscores the impact and significance of his research. Furthermore, he has contributed to 5 book chapters and participated in 6 projects funded by Korean institutes, serving as a consultant and/or participant.
In addition to his research endeavors, Professor Abd El-Aty holds prominent editorial roles. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal "Lipids in Health and Disease" and “Food Safety and Health” and has been associated with the Journal of Advanced Research as a Managing Editor for the past 10 years. He currently serves as an Associate Editor for the journal and holds the position of Academic Editor for PLOS ONE and Associate Editor for Frontiers in Nutrition - Food Chemistry Section. He is also an esteemed advisory board member of "Biomedical Chromatography and Separation Science Plus." Professor Abd El-Aty is recognized for his expertise globally and was appointed as a member of the Expert Roster of the Joint (FAO/WHO) Expert Committee on Food Additives from 2017--2027. Furthermore, he has been acknowledged as one of the top 2% of scientists in his field on the basis of a list compiled by Stanford University for the years 2020--2023.
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Dr. Öçsoy Yüksek Lisans (2011) ve Doktora (2014) çalışmalarını Amerika Birleşik Devletleri’nde University of Florida’da Nanobiyoteknoloji alanında önde gelen bilim insanı Prof. Dr. Weihong Tan danışmanlığında yapmıştır. Dr.Öçsoy, 2015 yılında Erciyes Üniversitesi (ERÜ) Eczacılık Fakültesine Yrd. Doç. olarak başlamıştır. 2015-2016 yıllarında University of Florida Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department Misafir öğretim üyesi olarak çalıştı. 2017 yılında Doçent ve 2023 Şubat’da Prof. Dr. olmuştur. Dr. Öçsoy’un dünyanın saygın dergileri başta olmak üzere yüksek etki faktörüne (EF) sahip dergilerde 130 civarında bilimsel makalesi bulunmaktadır. Bu yayınlardan 120 civarı ERÜ bünyesinde yapılmıştır. Nanobiyoteknoloji alanında davet üzerine saygın indeksli dergilere derlemeler ve yayın evlerine kitap bölümleri yazmıştır. Dr. Öçsoy, birçok Uluslararası, TÜBİTAK, TÜSEB, TAGEM, BAP ve özerk kuruluş projelerini başarı ile tamamlarken, birçok projeyi de devam ettirmektedir. Dr. Öçsoy’un bilimsel çalışmalarının evrensel bilime sağladığı en önemli katkı Nanoteknoloji ve Nano-biyoteknoloji alanındaki araştırma konularında oluşmaktadır. Dr. Öçsoy özellikle nano biyosensörlerin üzerine yaptığı araştırmalar ile Dünya Sağlık Örgütü'nün (WHO) 2015 ve 2022 yıllarında yayınladığı antibiyotik dirençli mikroorganizmalarla mücadele için küresel eylem planına katkılar sunmuştur. Ülkemizdeki hastanelerin tanı testlerini İTHAL etmesinden dolayı, Dr. Öçsoy ülkemizin millileştirme politikası kapsamında İTHAL tanı testlerini üretmiş, patent başvurularını tamamlamış. Bu tanı testleri katma değeri yüksek, yerli ve milli bir üretim ile ülke ekonomisine katkı sağlarken, gereksiz antibiyotik kullanımı ve enfeksiyonla mücadelede halk sağlığına büyük bir hizmet verecektir.
Dr. Öçsoy Mycobacterium tuberculosis üzerine yaptığı çalışma ve proje ile 2247-A Ulusal Lider Araştırmacılar Programı kapsamında 2022 Yılında Ulusal Lider Araştırmacı seçilerek Türkiye’de 31 Ulusal Lider Araştırmacıdan biri olma başarısını göstermiştir. Dr. Öçsoy 2022 yılında Türkiye Sağlık Enstitüleri Başkanlığı (TÜSEB) "Tıbbi Cihaz ve Tanı Kiti” Bilim Kurulu üyesi olarak seçilmiştir. Ayrıca, Dr. Öçsoy, Bilim ve Teknolojide Avrupa İş Birliği (European Cooperation in Science and Technology. COST’da 3 Aksiyonda Yönetim Komitesi (Management Committee-MC) üyesi olarak seçilmiştir.
Dr. Öçsoy’a evrensel bilime yaptığı katkılardan dolayı birçok ödül tevdi edilmiştir. Bazıları
2018 Yılı Türk Eczacıları Birliği Eczacılık Akademisi Teşvik Ödülü
2018 Yılı Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi (TÜBA) Üstün Başarılı Genç Bilim İnsanı (GEBİP) Ödülü (Tıp-Eczacılık Alanında)
2019 Yılı ODTÜ Prof. Dr. Mustafa Parlar Eğitim ve Araştırma Vakfı Araştırma Teşvik Ödülü (Tıp-Eczacılık Alanında)
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Dr. Zafer SEZER 1974 yılında Gümülcine’de doğdu. 1999’da İstanbul Üniversitesi Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesi’nden mezun olduktan sonra 2005 yılında Erciyes Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Farmakoloji Anabilim dalında ihtisasını tamamlamıştır. 2006 yılından beri aynı anabilim dalında görev yapmaktadır. 2008 yılından bu yana da Erciyes Üniversitesi Hakan Çetinsaya İyi Klinik Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi’nde (İKUM) gerçekleştirilen ulusal ve uluslararası ilaç firmalarının 1000’e yakın klinik ilaç araştırmasında sorumlu/yardımcı araştırmacı olarak görev almıştır. İlk yerli aşı TURKOVAC’ın geliştirilmesinde sorumlu araştırmacısı olduğu Faz 1 klinik araştırması yanısıra faz 2 ve 3 çalışmalarında da görev almıştır. Erciyes Üniversitesi Hakan Çetinsaya İyi Klinik Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi müdürlüğü ile birlikte Erciyes Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Farmakoloji Anabilim Dalı Başkanlığını yürütmektedir.