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Phytochemical characterization of several hawthorn (Crataegus spp.) species sampled from the Eastern Mediterranean region of Turkey

Oğuzhan Çalişkan1★, Kazim Gündüz1, Sedat Serçe1, Celil Toplu, Önder Kamiloğlu1, Memnune Şengül2, Sezai Ercişli2★ Corresponding author

  1. 1Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Mustafa Kemal University, 31034 Antakya, Hatay, Turkey.
  2. 2Faculty of Agriculture, Ataturk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey.

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Oğuzhan Çalişkan

Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Mustafa Kemal University, 31034 Antakya, Hatay, Turkey.

Received: 02-06-2011; Revised: 08-07-2011.

Volume 8, Issue 29 · pp. 16–21 · PUBLISHED 28 February 2012 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.93305

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Background: We evaluated the total phenolic content, antioxidant capacity as well as antioxidant activity of fi ve Crataegus species (A1, A2, Y1, Y2, Y4 accessions of Crataegus aronia var. aronia; B2, B3, B5, B6, B7, B9, Y5 accessions of C. aronia var. dentata; B10 accession of C. aronia var. minuta; Y3 accession of Crataegus orientalis var. orientalis and A3 accession of Crataegus monogyna subsp. azarella). Materials and Methods: Antioxidant activity and total phenolic content of fruits were determined by -carotene bleaching and Folin–Ciocalteu assays. Antioxidant capacity was determined by using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assay. Results: C. monogyna subsp. azarella had the highest total phenol, antioxidant activity and antioxidant capacity of 55.2 mg gallic acid equivalents (GAE)/g dry weight (DW), 81.9% and 31.2%, respectively. C. aronia var. aronia was found to have the lowest total phenolic content (35.7 mg GAE/g DW). The antioxidant activities of fruit extracts increased in the order of C. orientalis var. orientalis < C. aronia var. minuta < C. aronia var. dentata < C. aronia var. aronia < C. monogyna subsp. azarella according to -carotene/linoleic acid assay. In recent years, C. aronia var. dentata has gained importance as a commercial species in this region. B3 and B7 accessions had fruit weight more than 14 g, and considerable total phenol content, antioxidant activity and antioxidant capacity. Conclusion: This investigation shows the potential value of hawthorn fruit species as a good source of natural antioxidants and that consumption of hawthorn fruit or its products may contribute substantial amounts of antioxidants to the diet.

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    Çalişkan, O., Gündüz, K., Serçe, S., Kamiloğlu, C. T. Ö., Şengül, M., & Ercişli, S. (2012). Phytochemical characterization of several hawthorn (Crataegus spp.) species sampled from the Eastern Mediterranean region of Turkey. Pharmacognosy Magazine, 8(29), 16–21. https://doi.org/10.4103/0973-1296.93305