@article{Emre_Kurşat_Kurşat_Yılmaz_Erecevit_2011, title={Some Biological Compounds, Radical Scavenging Capacities and Antimicrobial Activities in the seeds of Nepeta italica L. and Sideritis montana L. subsp. montana from Turkey}, volume={62}, url={https://grasasyaceites.revistas.csic.es/index.php/grasasyaceites/article/view/1300}, DOI={10.3989/gya.033210}, abstractNote={This study determined some biological compounds (fatty acid compositions, lipid-soluble vitamins, sterols, flavonoids), radical scavenging capacities and antimicrobial activities in the seeds of <i>Nepeta italica</i> L. and <i>Sideritis montana</i> L. subsp. <i>montana</i>. It was found that palmitic acid (C16:0; 8.54±0.13- 3.05±0.04%), oleic acid (C18:1 n9, 22.41±0.8-18.83±0.1%) and α-linolenic acid (C18:3 n3;39.56±0.67-77.04±2.07%) were the dominant fatty acids in both <i>Nepeta italica</i> L. and <i>Sideritis montana</i> L. subsp. <i>montana</i>. It was concluded that both <i>Nepeta italica</i> L. and <i>Sideritis montana</i> L. subsp. <i>montana</i> contained stigmasterol (630.07±1.81µg/g, 80.74±0.71µg/g, respectively) and ergosterol (1.11±0.14µg/g, 161.32±0.63µg/g respectively) as well as beta-sitosterol (2.93±0.03 µg/g). The present findings show that <i>Nepeta italica</i> L. contains morin (37.79±1.09μg/g), catechin (124.39±2.23µg/g), naringin (475.96±3.57µg/g) and <i>Sideritis montana</i> L. subsp. <i>montana</i> contains morin (188.41±2.53µg/g), catechin (64.14±1.86μg/g), naringenin (38.34±1.78μg/g) as major flavonoids. It was also determined that methanol extracts of <i>Nepeta italica</i> L. and <i>Sideritis montana</i> L. subsp. <i>montana</i> were most effective against DPPH radicals. The results of the present study show that the vitamins, flavonoids and fatty acid extracts in the seeds of <i>N. italica</i> L. and <i>S. montana</i> L. subsp. <i>montana</i> prevented the growth of the microorganisms used in the tests at different ratios.}, number={1}, journal={Grasas y Aceites}, author={Emre, İrfan and Kurşat, Murat and Kurşat, Murat and Yılmaz, Ökkeş and Erecevit, Pınar}, year={2011}, month={Mar.}, pages={68–75} }