TY - JOUR AU - Özen, Tevfik PY - 2010/03/30 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Antioxidant activity of wild edible plants in the Black Sea Region of Turkey JF - Grasas y Aceites JA - Grasas aceites VL - 61 IS - 1 SE - Research DO - 10.3989/gya.075509 UR - https://grasasyaceites.revistas.csic.es/index.php/grasasyaceites/article/view/625 SP - 86-94 AB - The antioxidative activity of the 80% ethanol extract obtained from eleven commonly consumed wild edible plants was determined according to the phosphomolybdenum method, reducing power, metal chelating, superoxide anion and free radical scavenging activity and compared to standard compounds such as butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) and trolox. Total phenolic compounds, flavonoids, and anthocyanins in the extracts were also measured. <i>Trachystemon orientalis, Vaccinium mrytillus, Rumex acetosella Polygonum amphibium, Beta vulgaris</i>, and <i>Similax Excelsa</i> had the highest antioxidant capacities. Overall results showed that these plants can serve as good sources of bioactive polyphenols in the human diet and can be regarded as good candidates for nutritional supplement formulations due to their high concentrations of total phenolic compounds, flavonoids and anthocyanins as well as their strong antioxidant activity. ER -