Tirşik (Arum maculatum): zehirli bitkiden doğal bir tedavi kaynağına


Aslan K., Kelle K., Yılmaz M. A., Erden Kopar E., Gülçin I.

IV. International Enzyme and Bioprocess Days , Kars, Türkiye, 7 - 09 Eylül 2023, ss.41

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Özet Bildiri
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Kars
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Türkiye
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.41
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

“It is the dose that makes the poison” expressed Paracelsus nearly 550 years ago as all things are poisonous at altered concentrations[1], [2]. The phenomenon has been admitted by researchers since then, and today, most of the dangerous and life-threatening diseases have been treated by the toxins of bacterial/plant sources or venoms of insects and herptile animals. This well-accepted way of thinking still keeps its chair in natural product research and serves humankind in many aspects[2].

Cuckoo-pint (Arum maculatum L.) has popularity all over the world with its attribution to poisoning characterized by skin irritation, stomachache, swollen tongue and throat, vomiting, difficulty in breathing, arrhythmia, hallucinations, and rarely death[3], [4]. On the other hand, the cuckoo-pint has been accepted as a cheap and tasty food source (after a long-lasting fermentation process to detoxify), especially in the southern region of Turkey and the Czech Republic as it is rich in bioactive compounds, such as alkaloids, saponin, anthocyanidins, protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals[4], [5].

In this study, phytochemical characterization and determination of the biological activity of cuckoo-pint extracts were aimed. Ethanol and water-extracted parts of the cuckoo-pint were first subjected to LC-MS/MS and flavonoid/phenol analysis[6]. Then, enzyme inhibition studies over human carbonic anhydrase I and II, acetylcholine esterase, butyrylcholine esterase, α -amylase were performed, and IC50 values were determined for each enzyme inhibition[6], [7]. The extracts' antioxidant capacity and reducing ability were analyzed by DPPH, ABTS radical scavenging assay, and FRAP, CUPRAC, and Fe+3-reducing assays, respectively[8]. Also, antimicrobial activity against some pan-resistant strains (Klebsiella pneumeniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecalis) was investigated by agar-disk diffusion assay.