AN EXAMINATION OF THE ANTIOXIDANT AND ANTIBACTERIAL CAPABILITIES, AS WELL AS THE PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS, OF SILENE MACRODONTA AND SILENE CHAETODONTA

Abstract

In this study, Silene macrodonta Boiss. and S. chaetodonta Boiss. plant species belonging to the Caryophyllaceae family growing in the Gaziantep region were examined in terms of antioxidant, antimicrobial and phenolic compounds. Total antioxidant status (TAS), total oxidant status (TOS) and oxidative stress index (OSI) values of S. macrodonta and S. chaetodonta Boiss. plant species were determined using Rel Assay kits. It was determined that the TAS value of S. macrodonta was higher with 5.983 +/- 0.156, the TOS value of S. chaetodonta was higher with 15.686 +/- 0.188, and the OSI value of S. chaetodonta was higher with 0.341 +/- 0.010. Within the scope of this study, the antimicrobial activity of plant species was examined by the Agar dilution method, and it was determined that S. chaetodonta showed higher antimicrobial activity than S. macrodonta. Phenolic contents of plants were examined using LC-MS/MS device. For some of the standards used, the presence of phenolic compounds in the plant was detected. As a result of the studies, it was determined that S. macrodonta and S. chaetodonta plants have high biological activity.