Biological Potential the Aqueous and Methanol Extracts of Two Galium Species

Hatice Öğütcü; Güleray Ağar; Selçuk Çeker; Meryem Şengül Köseoğlu

Biological Potential the Aqueous and Methanol Extracts of Two Galium Species

Abstract

Galium species are used for various purposes among the people. We aimed to investigate the antimicrobial and antigenotoxic/genotoxic of H2O and methanol extracts of Galium aparine L. (GV) and Galium verum L. (GA) species. According to the results obtained; It was determined that methanol (ME) and aqueous extracts (AE) of GA and GV exhibited animutagenic activity by suppressing the genotoxic effect of sodium azide (NaN3). In particular, the most effective results were determined at 10 and 20 μg/ml concentrations of GA. Additionally, it has been observed that GA and GV also show antimicrobial activity.

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Ethical Statement

All procedures were conducted corresponding to the Declaration of Helsinki, approved by Commission on Ethics and Academic Unity of Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research. All donors were informed about the experimental procedure and signed written informed consent forms.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Plant Cell and Molecular Biology

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Hatice Öğütcü
0000-0001-7100-9318
Türkiye

Güleray Ağar
Türkiye

Selçuk Çeker ^*
0000-0002-2795-8863
Türkiye

Meryem Şengül Köseoğlu
Türkiye

Publication Date

October 18, 2026

Submission Date

March 30, 2026

Acceptance Date

August 7, 2026

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Year 2026 Volume: 12 Number: 1

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APA

Öğütcü, H., Ağar, G., Çeker, S., & Şengül Köseoğlu, M. (2026). Biological Potential the Aqueous and Methanol Extracts of Two Galium Species. Eastern Anatolian Journal of Science, 12(1), 9-15. https://izlik.org/JA67EM35SF

AMA

1.Öğütcü H, Ağar G, Çeker S, Şengül Köseoğlu M. Biological Potential the Aqueous and Methanol Extracts of Two Galium Species. Eastern Anatolian Journal of Science. 2026;12(1):9-15. https://izlik.org/JA67EM35SF

Chicago

Öğütcü, Hatice, Güleray Ağar, Selçuk Çeker, and Meryem Şengül Köseoğlu. 2026. “Biological Potential the Aqueous and Methanol Extracts of Two Galium Species”. Eastern Anatolian Journal of Science 12 (1): 9-15. https://izlik.org/JA67EM35SF.

EndNote

Öğütcü H, Ağar G, Çeker S, Şengül Köseoğlu M (October 1, 2026) Biological Potential the Aqueous and Methanol Extracts of Two Galium Species. Eastern Anatolian Journal of Science 12 1 9–15.

IEEE

[1]H. Öğütcü, G. Ağar, S. Çeker, and M. Şengül Köseoğlu, “Biological Potential the Aqueous and Methanol Extracts of Two Galium Species”, Eastern Anatolian Journal of Science, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 9–15, Oct. 2026, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA67EM35SF

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Öğütcü, Hatice - Ağar, Güleray - Çeker, Selçuk - Şengül Köseoğlu, Meryem. “Biological Potential the Aqueous and Methanol Extracts of Two Galium Species”. Eastern Anatolian Journal of Science 12/1 (October 1, 2026): 9-15. https://izlik.org/JA67EM35SF.

JAMA

1.Öğütcü H, Ağar G, Çeker S, Şengül Köseoğlu M. Biological Potential the Aqueous and Methanol Extracts of Two Galium Species. Eastern Anatolian Journal of Science. 2026;12:9–15.

MLA

Öğütcü, Hatice, et al. “Biological Potential the Aqueous and Methanol Extracts of Two Galium Species”. Eastern Anatolian Journal of Science, vol. 12, no. 1, Oct. 2026, pp. 9-15, https://izlik.org/JA67EM35SF.

Vancouver

1.Hatice Öğütcü, Güleray Ağar, Selçuk Çeker, Meryem Şengül Köseoğlu. Biological Potential the Aqueous and Methanol Extracts of Two Galium Species. Eastern Anatolian Journal of Science [Internet]. 2026 Oct. 1;12(1):9-15. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA67EM35SF