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Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Abstract

This study compared the antioxidant capacity, total phenolic content (TPC), phenolic composition, lipid oxidation level, andmineral profiles of extracts obtained from four wild hawthorn species (Crataegus tanacetifolia, C. orientalis subsp. orientalis, C. orientalissubsp. szovitsii, and C. monogyna) collected from northeastern Türkiye. Significant interspecific variations were observed in DPPH,FRAP, and CUPRAC assays. While C. monogyna had the highest reducing capacity and TPC, C. orientalis subsp. szovitsii had the highestDPPH activity. Ultra-high performance liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry analysis showed that catechin,epicatechin, chlorogenic acid, and quinic acid were the major phenolics, and were particularly abundant in C. monogyna. Despitehaving a high phenolic content, C. monogyna had the highest malondialdehyde level, indicating that phenolics alone were insufficientto fully inhibit lipid oxidation. Inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry mineral analysis detected high levels of K, Mg, and P inall species. Principal component analysis effectively distinguished the species based on their antioxidant, phenolic, and mineral profiles.Overall, hawthorn fruits were confirmed as valuable sources of natural antioxidants and essential minerals.

Author ORCID Identifier

ABDURRAHMAN SEFALI: 0000-0002-0092-0857

GÜLÇE İLHAN: 0000-0003-2335-6846

İSHAK BAYYİĞİT: 0000-0001-9190-4985

JYOTİ SINGH: 0000-0003-0838-6393

KÜBRA ÇINAR TOPÇU: 0000-0002-3715-8739

ÖZLEM ÇAKIR: 0000-0002-5080-7721

DOI

10.55730/1300-011X.3335

Keywords

Crataegus spp., antioxidant, phenolic profile, mineral content

First Page

89

Last Page

100

Publisher

The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK)

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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