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Phenolic Profile and Antioxidant Capacity of White Myrtle (Myrtus communis L.) Fruits

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Phenolic Profile and Antioxidant Capacity of White Myrtle (Myrtus communis L.) Fruits

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Myrtle (Myrtus communis L.) is a valuable wild fruit native to the Mediterranean ecosystem, increasingly recognized for the bioactivity of its distinct white and dark purple-black morphotypes. This study aimed to comprehensively evaluate the phenolic profile and antioxidant capacities of 70% methanolic extracts derived from white myrtle fruits harvested in the Mersin province. Initial physicochemical analysis determined a moisture content of 72.35±0.05%. Quantitative biochemical assays revealed a total phenolic content (TPC) of 178.28±0.33 mg GAE/100 g fresh weight (FW) and a total flavonoid content (TFC) of 50.62±1.34 mg QE/100 g FW. The extracts exhibited robust antioxidant properties, demonstrating a ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) of 2247.60±89.20 µmol 〖"FeSO" 〗_4⋅7"H" _2 "O" /100 g FW and a DPPH radical scavenging activity (SC_50) of 1.62±0.02 mg/mL. HPLC-PDA chromatographic evaluation identified gallic acid (1034.41 µg/100 g FW) as the major phenolic constituent, with subsequent quantification demonstrating the presence of rutin (207.06 µg/100 g FW), myricetin (135.66 µg/100 g FW), pinocembrin (97.59 µg/100 g FW), quercetin (64.92 µg/100 g FW), and chrysin (61.06 µg/100 g FW). These findings highlight that white myrtle fruits are a rich source of bioactive compounds, demonstrating strong potential as a value-added functional ingredient for the food and pharmaceutical industries.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Myrtle, Myrtus communis L., Phenolic compounds, Antioxidant activity, HPLC-PDA

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Kaynak Göster

APA
Birinci, C., Arıkan Malkoç, M., & Batan, N. (2026). Phenolic Profile and Antioxidant Capacity of White Myrtle (Myrtus communis L.) Fruits. Journal of Apitherapy and Nature, 9(2), 272-279. https://doi.org/10.35206/jan.1989438
AMA
1.Birinci C, Arıkan Malkoç M, Batan N. Phenolic Profile and Antioxidant Capacity of White Myrtle (Myrtus communis L.) Fruits. Journal of Apitherapy and Nature. 2026;9(2):272-279. doi:10.35206/jan.1989438
Chicago
Birinci, Ceren, Meltem Arıkan Malkoç, ve Nevzat Batan. 2026. “Phenolic Profile and Antioxidant Capacity of White Myrtle (Myrtus communis L.) Fruits”. Journal of Apitherapy and Nature 9 (2): 272-79. https://doi.org/10.35206/jan.1989438.
EndNote
Birinci C, Arıkan Malkoç M, Batan N (01 Eylül 2026) Phenolic Profile and Antioxidant Capacity of White Myrtle (Myrtus communis L.) Fruits. Journal of Apitherapy and Nature 9 2 272–279.
IEEE
[1]C. Birinci, M. Arıkan Malkoç, ve N. Batan, “Phenolic Profile and Antioxidant Capacity of White Myrtle (Myrtus communis L.) Fruits”, Journal of Apitherapy and Nature, c. 9, sy 2, ss. 272–279, Eyl. 2026, doi: 10.35206/jan.1989438.
ISNAD
Birinci, Ceren - Arıkan Malkoç, Meltem - Batan, Nevzat. “Phenolic Profile and Antioxidant Capacity of White Myrtle (Myrtus communis L.) Fruits”. Journal of Apitherapy and Nature 9/2 (01 Eylül 2026): 272-279. https://doi.org/10.35206/jan.1989438.
JAMA
1.Birinci C, Arıkan Malkoç M, Batan N. Phenolic Profile and Antioxidant Capacity of White Myrtle (Myrtus communis L.) Fruits. Journal of Apitherapy and Nature. 2026;9:272–279.
MLA
Birinci, Ceren, vd. “Phenolic Profile and Antioxidant Capacity of White Myrtle (Myrtus communis L.) Fruits”. Journal of Apitherapy and Nature, c. 9, sy 2, Eylül 2026, ss. 272-9, doi:10.35206/jan.1989438.
Vancouver
1.Ceren Birinci, Meltem Arıkan Malkoç, Nevzat Batan. Phenolic Profile and Antioxidant Capacity of White Myrtle (Myrtus communis L.) Fruits. Journal of Apitherapy and Nature. 01 Eylül 2026;9(2):272-9. doi:10.35206/jan.1989438