Phytochemical Analysis and Biochemical Analysis of Washingtonia filifera Fruits and Seeds

dc.contributor.advisorİlktaç, Mehmet (Co-Supervisor)
dc.contributor.advisorGazi, Mustafa (Supervisor)
dc.contributor.authorUluçınar, Hatice
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-05T13:06:24Z
dc.date.available2021-01-05T13:06:24Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.date.submitted2017
dc.departmentEastern Mediterranean University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Chemistryen_US
dc.descriptionMaster of Science in Chemistry. Thesis (M.S.)--Eastern Mediterranean University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Chemistry, 2017. Co-Supervisor: Assist. Prof. Dr. Mehmet İlktaç and Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Gazi.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe investigation of antibacterial activities of natural plants is a potential guide for treating infectious diseases. Many years from now on, roots, fruits, seeds or leaves of natural plants have been used for medicinal agents. Therefore, natural plants have a wide range of pharmacological and biological activities such as antimicrobial, diuretics and anti-inflammatory functions. The main benefit of using natural sources is to decrease the side effects of synthetic drugs which are used for treatments. The aim of this research is to investigate antibacterial activities and antioxidant activities of Washingtonia filifera (California Desert Palm) seeds and fruits. The antibacterial activity of seeds and fruits were tested against Gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus) and Gram-negative (Escherichia coli) pathogenic bacteria. The antioxidant activity was tested with ABTS+ radical scavenging activity assay and DPPH scavenging activity assay. The Washingtonia filifera was chosen as an investigation plant because there is no research or investigation yet about W. filifera’s antibacterial activities, antioxidant activities and its medicinal effects. The other reason is that W. filifera is found in most of the cities or villages in Cyprus. So, it is the plant that can be found easily and if there is any antibacterial activity or antioxidant activity, the plant can be used as a natural source for treatment of some diseases. Thus, this result may lead to design a new drug with using W. filifera seeds and fruits.en_US
dc.description.abstractÖZ: Doğal bitkilerin anti-bakteriyel aktivitelerinin incelenmesi, bulaşıcı hastalıkların tedavisinde potansiyel bir yol gösterici olmaktadır. Geçmişte de, doğal bitkilerin kökleri, meyveleri, tohumları ve yaprakları tıbbi olarak kullanılmaktaydı. Bu nedenle, doğal bitkiler geniş bir farmakolojik ve biyolojik aktiviteye sahiptirler, örneğin; anti-mikrobik, diyüretik ve iltihap giderici fonksiyonlar. Doğal kaynakları kullanmaktaki temel fayda, tedavilerde kullanılan sentetik ilaçların yan etkilerini azaltmaktır. Bu tezin amacı, California çöl palmiyesi olarak da bilinen Washingtonia filifera tohum ve meyvelerinin anti-bakteriyel ve antioksidan aktivitelerinin araştırılmasıdır. Tohum ve meyvelerin anti-bakteriyel aktivitesi Gram-pozitif (Staphylococcus aureus) ve Gram-negatif (Escherichia coli) patojenik bakterilere karşı test edilmiştir. Antioksidan aktivite, ABTS+● radikal süpürgeme aktivite ve DPPH● süpürgeme aktivite deneyleriyle test edilmiştir. Washingtonia filifera araştırma bitkisi olarak seçildi çünkü W. filifera’nın anti-bakteriyel, antioksidan ve tıbbi etkileriyle ilgili henüz bir araştırma ya da inceleme bulunmamaktadır. Bir diğer neden ise, W. filifera Kıbrıs’taki çoğu şehir veya köylerde bulunmaktadır. Bu yüzden, bitki kolayca bulunabilmektedir. Eğer anti-bakteriyel ya da antioksidan aktivite aktivitesi var ise bu bitki bazı hastalıkların tedavisinde doğal bir kaynak olarak kullanılabilir. Böylece, bu sonuç W. filifera’nın tohum ve meyveleri kullanılarak yeni bir ilaç tasarlamaya yol açabilir.en_US
dc.identifier.citationUluçınar, Hatice. (2017). Phytochemical Analysis and Biochemical Analysis of Washingtonia filifera Fruits and Seeds. Thesis (M.S.), Eastern Mediterranean University, Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, Dept. of Chemistry, Famagusta: North Cyprus.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11129/4811
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEastern Mediterranean University (EMU) - Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi (DAÜ)en_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryTez
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectChemistryen_US
dc.subjectBotany, Medical--Medicinal plantsen_US
dc.subjectWashingtonia filiferaen_US
dc.subjectantibacterial activityen_US
dc.subjectantioxidant activity medicinal plantsen_US
dc.titlePhytochemical Analysis and Biochemical Analysis of Washingtonia filifera Fruits and Seedsen_US
dc.typeMaster Thesis

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