title: Anthraquinone profile, antioxidant and enzyme inhibitory effect of root extracts of eight Asphodeline taxa from Turkey: can Asphodeline roots be considered as a new source of natural compounds?
abstract: Plant-based foods have become attractive for scientists and food producers. Beneficial effects related to their consumption as dietary supplements are due to the presence of natural occurring secondary metabolites. In this context, studies on these products are important for natural and safely food ingredients evaluation. The aim of this study was to evaluate root extract of eight Asphodeline species as antioxidants, enzyme inhibitors and phytochemical content. Spectrophotometric antioxidant and enzyme inhibitory assays were performed. Total phenolic and flavonoids contents as well as the chemical free-anthraquinones profiles were determined using routinely procedure (HPLC-PDA). Data show that Asphodeline roots can be considered as a new source of natural compounds and can be used as a valuable dietary supplement. Some differences related to biological activities can be inferred to other phytochemicals that can be considered in the future for their synergic or competitive activities.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Biology, Science Faculty , Selcuk University , Konya , Turkey .
authors.forename: Gokhan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zengin
authors.affiliation: b Department of Pharmacy , University "G. d'Annunzio" Chieti-Pescara , Chieti , Italy , and.|c Interuniversity Consortium of Structural and Systems Biology , Roma , Italy.
authors.forename: Marcello
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Locatelli
authors.affiliation: a Department of Biology, Science Faculty , Selcuk University , Konya , Turkey .
authors.forename: Ramazan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ceylan
authors.affiliation: a Department of Biology, Science Faculty , Selcuk University , Konya , Turkey .
authors.forename: Abdurrahman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aktumsek
mesh_terms: D000880:Anthraquinones / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D001688:Biological Products / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D019587:Dietary Supplements / Q000032:analysis; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000032:analysis; D019684:Magnoliopsida / Q000737:chemistry*; D010636:Phenols / Q000032:analysis; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry*; D014421:Turkey
chemical_list: D000880:Anthraquinones; D000975:Antioxidants; D001688:Biological Products; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D005419:Flavonoids; D010636:Phenols
keywords: Anthraquinones; Asphodeline; Turkey; antioxidant; enzyme inhibitory effects