Anatomical,Morphological, and Chemical Characterizations and Biological Activities of Gagea taurica Steven (Liliaceae): A New Record for the Turkish Flora |
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| Authors: | Hafize Yuca Assoc. Songul Karakaya Assoc. Gülnur Ekşi Bilge Aydin Assoc. Gamze Goger Assoc. Mehmet Bona Enes Tekman Aydan Acar Şahin Prof. Oksana Sytar Prof. Nur Münevver Pinar Prof. Zuhal Guvenalp |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey;2. Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey;3. Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Istanbul Medipol University, İstanbul, Turkey;4. Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University, Erzincan, Turkey;5. Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University, Afyon, Turkey;6. Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey;7. Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey;8. Institute of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agrobiology and Food Resources, Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra, Slovakia |
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| Abstract: | Gagea genus, which is native to the Mediterranean and Black Sea regions, has attracted significant attention due to its biodiversity and potential health benefits. In this study, the biochemical composition and biological activities of methanol extracts from various parts of G. taurica were investigated, along with their anatomical and morphological characteristics. The best antimicrobial activity was found to be MeOH extracts of corm and leaf against several Candida strains with MIC=640 μg/mL. The highest level of phenolics together with significant results of antioxidant activities were observed in flowers extracts. The α-amylase inhibition assay results showed that the highest inhibition percentage was observed with acarbose (59 %), followed by leaf extract (43 %). Leaf exhibited the most effective inhibitory activity in AChE inhibition assay, whereas flower demonstrated the most significant inhibitory activity in BChE inhibition assay. Hesperidin was found as 1621.0001 ng/ml value in flower extract and 283.9339 ng/ml value leaf. |
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| Keywords: | antioxidant antidiabetic anatomical anticholinesterase Gagea taurica |
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