Antifungal Activity, Total Phenolic Content and Antioxidant Activity Properties of Some Spices Extracts as Alternative Natural Antimicrobial Agents

Mine Aslan; Nilgün Ertaş; Mustafa Kürşat Demir

doi:10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.1198207

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Antifungal Activity, Total Phenolic Content and Antioxidant Activity Properties of Some Spices Extracts as Alternative Natural Antimicrobial Agents

Abstract

In this study, extracts were obtained from rosemary, anise, cinnamon, ginger, peppermint, turmeric, fennel, clove, laurel leaves and thyme. The total phenolic content amount, antioxidant activity value and antifungal properties of these extracts were aimed to determine the extracts. Among the extracts, clove, cinnamon, turmeric and ginger were superior in terms of total phenolic content values, clove, cinnamon, turmeric, ginger, laurel leaves and rosemary extracts were superior in terms of antioxidant activity. The highest inhibition zone diameters among mold strains were determined by the use of extracts of cinnamon, turmeric, ginger, clove and laurel leaves against Aspergillus oryzae, Penicillium digitatum and Aspergillus niger strains. The results suggested the potential use of cinnamon and clove extracts as natural agents.

Keywords

Alternatif Doğal Antimikrobiyal Ajan Olarak Bazı Tıbbi Bitki Ekstraktlarının Antifungal Aktivitesi, Toplam Fenolik Madde İçeriği ve Antioksidan Aktivite Özellikleri

Öz

Bu çalışmada biberiye, anason, tarçın, zencefil, nane, zerdeçal, rezene, karanfil, defne yaprağı ve kekik' ten ekstrakt elde edilmiştir. Bu ekstraktların toplam fenolik madde miktarı, antioksidan aktivite ve antifungal özelliklerinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Ekstraktlardan karanfil, tarçın, zerdeçal ve zencefil’in toplam fenolik madde miktarı daha yüksek iken antioksidan aktivite değerleri açısından karanfil, tarçın, zerdeçal, zencefil, defne yaprağı ve biberiye ekstraktları daha üstün olmuştur. Küf suşlarına karşı en yüksek inhibisyon zon çapları, tarçın, zerdeçal, zencefil, karanfil ve defne yaprağı ekstraktlarının Aspergillus oryzae, Penicillium digitatum ve Aspergillus niger suşlarına karşı belirlenmiştir. Tüm sonuçlar değerlendirildiğinde, tarçın ve karanfil ekstraktlarının doğal koruyucu ajan

Anahtar Kelimeler

Supporting Institution

Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi

Project Number

201419004

Thanks

This research was part of the Ph.D. thesis of Mine Aslan. This study were supported financially by Necmettin Erbakan University, Unit of Scientific Research Projects (201419004).

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Agricultural, Veterinary and Food Sciences

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Mine Aslan
0000-0002-7589-3523
Türkiye

Nilgün Ertaş ^*
0000-0002-0671-2485
Türkiye

Mustafa Kürşat Demir
0000-0002-4706-4170
Türkiye

Early Pub Date

October 13, 2023

Publication Date

February 28, 2024

Submission Date

November 2, 2022

Acceptance Date

July 28, 2023

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Year 2024 Volume: 27 Number: 1

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https://doi.org/10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.1198207

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https://izlik.org/JA95PH28LX

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Aslan, M., Ertaş, N., & Demir, M. K. (2024). Antifungal Activity, Total Phenolic Content and Antioxidant Activity Properties of Some Spices Extracts as Alternative Natural Antimicrobial Agents. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tarım Ve Doğa Dergisi, 27(1), 205-215. https://doi.org/10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.1198207

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