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Phytochemical screening and in vitro biological activity of Amaranthus viridis growing in Northern Cyprus

Melis Sümengen Özdenefe(NEAR EAST UNIVERSITY)0000-0003-0804-9557
Fikret Büyükkaya Kayış(ADIYAMAN UNIVERSITY)0000-0002-3890-1635
Ümit Haydar Erol(KILIS 7 ARALIK UNIVERSITY)0000-0001-6126-5844
Aysun Mercimek Takcı(KILIS 7 ARALIK UNIVERSITY)0000-0002-3388-1153
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2024-08-29
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Our results suggest that A. viridis widely used in the human diet in Cyprus is a source of numerous metabolites showing antioxidant and antibacterial potential.

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Objective & Hypothesis:In this study, phenolic and non-phenolic metabolites in different parts of A. viridis (from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus) were characterized with reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) with diode array detector and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), respectively.
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⚙️Variables:Amaranthus viridis · Antioxidant potential · Northern Cyprus

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In this study, phenolic and non-phenolic metabolites in different parts of A. viridis (from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus) were characterized with reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) with diode array detector and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), respectively. In total, approximately twenty-five phenolic compounds including quercetin, chrysin, t-Ferulic acid, and sinapic acid as the most abundant secondary metabolites were identified. On the other hand, four organic acids as non-phenolic compounds quantitatively predominant were identified for the first time in A. viridis extracts. The seed and flower extract showed strong ferric-reducing capacity, radical scavenging activity for DPPH˙, phosphomolybdenum assay, metal chelating, and α-amylase inhibition activity by in vitro assays. Our results suggest that A. viridis widely used in the human diet in Cyprus is a source of numerous metabolites showing antioxidant and antibacterial potential.

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In this study, phenolic and non-phenolic metabolites in different parts of A. viridis (from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus) were characterized with reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) with diode array detector and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), respectively. In total, approximately twenty-five phenolic compounds including quercetin, chrysin, t-Ferulic acid, and sinapic acid as the most abundant secondary metabolites were identified. On the other hand, four organic acids as non-phenolic compounds quantitatively predominant were identified for the first time in A. viridis extracts. The seed and flower extract showed strong ferric-reducing capacity, radical scavenging activity for DPPH˙, phosphomolybdenum assay, metal chelating, and α-amylase inhibition activity by in vitro assays. Our results suggest that A. viridis widely used in the human diet in Cyprus is a source of numerous metabolites showing antioxidant and antibacterial potential.

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Özdenefe, M. S., Kayış, F. B., Erol, Ü. H., Takcı, A. M. (2024). Phytochemical screening and in vitro biological activity of Amaranthus viridis growing in Northern Cyprus. International Journal of Secondary Metabolite, Volume: 11 Issue: 3. https://ajindex.com/articles/1414370

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