Mersin, Türkiye'den Bazı Maki Türlerinin Antimikrobiyal ve Antioksidan Aktiviteleri

Abstract

In this paper, we have investigated antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of some maquis species from Mersin vil., Turkey. Extracts of Cistus creticus L. Erica manipuliflora L., Myrtus communis L., Pistacia terebinthus L. and Rosmarinus officinalis L., species, which are the elements of the scrub vegetation, were obtained by using hexane, methanol and petroleum ether solvents, respectively, and the antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of these extracts were determined. The plant samples showed different antimicrobial and antioxidant activity. Specifically, M. communis extracts has more effective antimicrobial activity against Gram(+) bacteria species. M. communis methanolic extract showed the MIC value of 31.25 µg/mL against S. aureus, S. pneumoniae and E. faecalis. M. communis hexane extract showed that the MIC value of 31.25 µg/mL against E. faecalis. In the current study, the petroleum ether extract of M. communis showed the highest antifungal effect against C. parapsilosis with a MIC value of 31.25 µg/mL. The highest and lowest DPPH radical scavenging activity were calculated as 91.25 % and 63.3 % in the petroleum ether extract of P. terebinthus and in the methanolic extract of C. creticus, respectiley. Furthermore, the highest and lowest hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) scavenging activity were found to be 78.87 % and 45.8 % in the methanolic extract of M. communis and in hexane extract of C. creticus, respectively.