Evaluation Of Antioxidant Activity Of Crataegus Species Collected From Different Regions Of Turkey

Crataegus species (Rosaceae), known as "Howthorn" have found special medicinal use for the treatment of mild heart diseases. This work aims to measure the antioxidant capacities of various Crataegus species growing in Turkey. In this study, the flowers and leaves from 52 samples belonging to 17 taxa of 14 Crataegus species naturally growing in Turkey have been investigated for their antioxidant activity/capacity. Four different methods (CUPRAC, FRAP, ABTS/Persulfate and Folin: FCR assays) were used for determination of the antioxidant capacities of the samples. The leaves and the flowers of the plants were studied separately. Samples representing the same species collected from different locations were studied separately. The results have indicated that the samples differing by some minor morphological characteristics exhibit considerably different antioxidant capacities. Among the flower samples, the most effective species was C. x sinaica Boiss. nothosubsp. sinaica and among the leaf samples C. pentagyna Waldst and Kit. ex. Willd. were the most active. Generally, C. monogyna Jacq. samples have exhibited markedly high antioxidant activity. Moreover, the species collected from Bolu district (surrounded by several forests and lakes) have shown significantly high activity regardless of the species differences among the samples.Wo

Antinociceptive, antiinflammatory, and antioxidant activities of the ethanol extract of Crataegus orientalis leaves

Aim: To determine the in vitro antioxidant activity and to investigate the possible antinociceptive and antiinflammatory effects of the ethanol extract of Crataegus orientalis leaves. The medicinal use of extracts prepared from the leaves, flowers, and fruits of Crataegus (hawthorn) dates back to ancient times. It has been proposed that its antioxidant constituents account for these beneficial therapeutic effects

Norditerpenoid Alkaloids from Delphinium flexuosum Bieb.

Z. Naturforsch. 67c, 541-544 (2012); received November 30, 2011/March 29, 2012 Delphiniflexine, a new norditerpenoid alkaloid, together with the three known norditerpenoid alkaloids methyllycaconitine, ajadine, and acoseptrigenine were isolated from the aerial parts of Delphinium flexuosum. The structure of delphiniflexine was established on the basis of H-1, C-13, DEPT, homonuclear H-1 COSY, NOESY, HSQC, and HMBC NMR studies

Norditerpenoid alkaloids from the aerial parts of Aconitum cochleare WOROSCHIN

From the aerial parts of Aconitum cochleare WOROSCHIN, two new norditerpenoid alkaloids named aconitilearine (1) and N- deethylmethyllycaconitine (2) were isolated along with the eight known norditerpenoid alkaloids 3-10. The structures for the new compounds were established on the basis of 1H, 13C, DEPT, homonuclear 1H,1H-COSY, NOESY, HSQC, and HMBC NMR studies. © 2006 Verlag Helvetica Chimica Acta AG

Diterpenoid alkaloids of Delphinium schmalhausenii

From the aerial parts of Delphinium schmalhausenii six norditerpenoid alkaloids gigactonine, lycoctonine, anthranoyllycoctonine, delsemine A, delsemine B, N-acetyldelectine and a diterpenoid alkaloid septatisine were isolated. ©2006 Springer Science+Business Media, Inc