Abstract
Mulberry fruits contain large amounts of anthocyanins, polyphenols, flavonoids components and minerals which are important for human health. In this study, phytochemical properties of some mulberry genotypes in theecologicalconditions of the Malatya region were investigated. ‘Kenmochi’, ‘Bursa Siyah’, ‘44 BA 05’, ‘Elazığ İçme’, ‘23 MRK 09’ the mulberry genotypes and one patented ‘Ichinose’ cultivar were studied concerning their total phenolic content, total monomeric anthocyanin, total antioxidant capacities and individual sugar compositions. Some mulberry genotypes were found the richest with regard to total phenolic and total anthocyanins content. The total phenolic content was found from 958.60 to 3573.79 mg/kg gallic acid equivalents, total anthocyanin content to vary from 177.10 to 2221.60 mg/kg cyanidin-3-glucoside. The antioxidant activities of ʽKenmochiʼ and ʽ44 BA 05ʼ genotypes were higher than those of the others genotypes. These results will be useful for selecting mulberry species that are important in terms of phytochemical content.
Highlights
Fruits contain the nutrients necessary for the improvement of the human body, protection from diseases and the good functioning of many organs
Fruit weight of mulberry genotypes ranged between 1.30 g and 3.03 g, withKenmochimulberry fruits having the biggest fruit weight
The antioxidant activity was determined using DPPH and ABTS methods and the results show that the total antioxidant activity in mulberries ranged from 871.32-2368.76 mg Trolox equivalents (TE) /kg of fw for DPPH methods
Summary
Fruits contain the nutrients necessary for the improvement of the human body, protection from diseases and the good functioning of many organs. YYÜ TAR BİL DERG (YYU J AGR SCI) 31 (2): 348-355 Yaman / Phytochemical Properties of Some Mulberry Genotypes Grown in Malatya Province nigra (Black mulberry), Morus rubra (Red-purple mulberry) and Morus alba (White mulberry) but the color of mulberry fruits is not enough to describe mulberry species (Aramwit et al, 2010; Ercişli and Orhan, 2007; Khalifa et al, 2018). Morus rubra is mostly grown in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern countries and these fruits desirable in Turkey (Ercişli et al, 2010). The cultivation of this species has been known for many years in Turkey (Ercişli, 2004). Red-purple mulberries have attracted attention as a natural source of minerals (Akbulut and Özcan, 2009; Ercişli et al, 2010; Jiang and Nie, 2015), vitamins (Ercişli et al, 2010; Gündoğdu et al, 2018), carotenoids (Isabelle et al, 2008) and phenolic compounds (Sánchez-Salcedo et al, 2015)
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