Study on chemical content and the antioxidant, antimicrobial and antibiofilm potential of Vincetoxicum hirundinaria seeds growing wild in Turkey

GÜZEL KARA SEVDA | ÖKSÜZ ZEHRA | URAS GÜNGÖR ŞERİFE SELMA

The genus Vincetoxicum belongs to the family Apocynaceae, known for its medicinal properties. This study focuses on fatty acid, amino acid, sterol, total phenolic, and total flavonoid contents; and antioxidant (by 2,-2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), 2,2′-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzthioazoline-6-sulfonic acid (ABTS), Cupric ion reducing antioxidant capacity (CUPRAC) tests), antimicrobial, and antibiofilm potential of Vincetoxicum hirundinaria seeds growing wild in Turkey. Chromatographic methods were used for chemical analyses. The most abundant fatty acids were linoleic, oleic, and palmitic acids (48.56%, 28.66%, and 10.15%, respectively). β-sitosterol was the major sterol (61.93%) and glutamic acid was the major amino acid (7463 mg/100 g) in seeds. The total phenolic and flavonoid contents ...