Research Article

Determination of the Phytochemical, Antioxidant, and Antimicrobial Properties of $Smilax$ $excelsa$ L. Extracted with Different Solvents

Volume: 9 Number: 2 December 29, 2024
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Determination of the Phytochemical, Antioxidant, and Antimicrobial Properties of $Smilax$ $excelsa$ L. Extracted with Different Solvents

Abstract

$Smilax$ $excelsa$ L., an edible wild plant whose leaves and shoots are frequently consumed in the daily diet and used to treat various diseases in traditional medicine, grows in certain regions of Türkiye, especially in the Black Sea Region. This study aims to determine the phytochemical properties, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of $S.$ $excelsa$ with different solvents. In this study, the shoots of $S.$ $excelsa$ were extracted with water, 70% ethanol, and 80% methanol solvents and an ultrasound-assisted extraction method was used. It was found that the total phenolic contents of the extracts obtained from the plant were higher in the ethanol (75.09 mg/g) and methanol (74.72 mg/g) extracts compared to the water extract (49.62 mg/g). While the water extract had the highest amount of flavonoids (22.96 mg/g), the 80% methanol extract had the highest amount of total anthocyanins (0.52 mg/g). The efficacy of the extracts against various pathogens was also investigated. It was determined that in the Petri dish in which $Enterococcus$ $faecalis$ ATCC 29212 pathogen was cultivated, a clear zone was formed around the disc into which only the water extract was impregnated. The zone diameter was 2.10 ± 0.08 cm. As a result of the study, it can be said that especially the ethanol and methanol extracts were effective in terms of both the phytochemical properties and antioxidant activities and therefore they exhibited high antioxidant properties.

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Ethical Statement

The study does not require ethics committee approval or any special permission.

Thanks

We would like to thank Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kadir Mert DÖLEKER for providing laboratory usage support. We also thank Nejdet AYCAN for his help in collecting the plant used the study.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Botany (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 29, 2024

Submission Date

November 19, 2024

Acceptance Date

December 17, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 9 Number: 2

APA
Topkara, E. F., Kaba, B., Saygın, H., Turgut Uğurtay, E., & Pashazadeh, H. (2024). Determination of the Phytochemical, Antioxidant, and Antimicrobial Properties of $Smilax$ $excelsa$ L. Extracted with Different Solvents. Sinop Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi, 9(2), 516-533. https://doi.org/10.33484/sinopfbd.1587996
AMA
1.Topkara EF, Kaba B, Saygın H, Turgut Uğurtay E, Pashazadeh H. Determination of the Phytochemical, Antioxidant, and Antimicrobial Properties of $Smilax$ $excelsa$ L. Extracted with Different Solvents. Sinop Uni J Nat Sci. 2024;9(2):516-533. doi:10.33484/sinopfbd.1587996
Chicago
Topkara, Elif Fatma, Beyza Kaba, Hayrettin Saygın, Eda Turgut Uğurtay, and Hojjat Pashazadeh. 2024. “Determination of the Phytochemical, Antioxidant, and Antimicrobial Properties of $Smilax$ $excelsa$ L. Extracted With Different Solvents”. Sinop Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi 9 (2): 516-33. https://doi.org/10.33484/sinopfbd.1587996.
EndNote
Topkara EF, Kaba B, Saygın H, Turgut Uğurtay E, Pashazadeh H (December 1, 2024) Determination of the Phytochemical, Antioxidant, and Antimicrobial Properties of $Smilax$ $excelsa$ L. Extracted with Different Solvents. Sinop Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi 9 2 516–533.
IEEE
[1]E. F. Topkara, B. Kaba, H. Saygın, E. Turgut Uğurtay, and H. Pashazadeh, “Determination of the Phytochemical, Antioxidant, and Antimicrobial Properties of $Smilax$ $excelsa$ L. Extracted with Different Solvents”, Sinop Uni J Nat Sci, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 516–533, Dec. 2024, doi: 10.33484/sinopfbd.1587996.
ISNAD
Topkara, Elif Fatma - Kaba, Beyza - Saygın, Hayrettin - Turgut Uğurtay, Eda - Pashazadeh, Hojjat. “Determination of the Phytochemical, Antioxidant, and Antimicrobial Properties of $Smilax$ $excelsa$ L. Extracted With Different Solvents”. Sinop Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi 9/2 (December 1, 2024): 516-533. https://doi.org/10.33484/sinopfbd.1587996.
JAMA
1.Topkara EF, Kaba B, Saygın H, Turgut Uğurtay E, Pashazadeh H. Determination of the Phytochemical, Antioxidant, and Antimicrobial Properties of $Smilax$ $excelsa$ L. Extracted with Different Solvents. Sinop Uni J Nat Sci. 2024;9:516–533.
MLA
Topkara, Elif Fatma, et al. “Determination of the Phytochemical, Antioxidant, and Antimicrobial Properties of $Smilax$ $excelsa$ L. Extracted With Different Solvents”. Sinop Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 9, no. 2, Dec. 2024, pp. 516-33, doi:10.33484/sinopfbd.1587996.
Vancouver
1.Elif Fatma Topkara, Beyza Kaba, Hayrettin Saygın, Eda Turgut Uğurtay, Hojjat Pashazadeh. Determination of the Phytochemical, Antioxidant, and Antimicrobial Properties of $Smilax$ $excelsa$ L. Extracted with Different Solvents. Sinop Uni J Nat Sci. 2024 Dec. 1;9(2):516-33. doi:10.33484/sinopfbd.1587996

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