Browsing by Author "Karakurt, Serdar"

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Anti-Colorectal Cancer Effects of Medicinal Plants: Euphorbia Helioscopia, Ferula Elaeochytris, and Sideritis Albiflora
(2021) Deveci, Ebru; Çayan, Gülsen Tel; Karakurt, Serdar; Duru, Mehmet Emin
Phytochemicals, extracts, and mixtures obtained from plants have been offered as an option for cancer treatment and prevention for modern drug discovery in recent years. For this purpose, in this study, anti-colorectal cancer effects of the hexane, acetone, methanol, and water extracts obtained by sequential extraction from Euphorbia helioscopia L., Ferula elaeochytris Korovin, and Sideritis albiflora Hub.-Mor. on DLD-1 cell line were investigated in vitro by using Alamar blue assay. Dosedependent inhibition was detected in the viability of DLD-1 cell line. In all three plants species, E. helioscopia (IC50: 140.83±0.31 µg/mL), F. elaeochytris (IC50: 67.93±0.12 µg/mL), and S. albiflora (IC50: 85.12±0.10 µg/mL) methanol extracts showed higher anti-colorectal effects on DLD-1 cell line compared to other extracts tested for the same species. In addition, the IC50 value of doxorubicin used as a standard was found as 6.10±0.55 µg/mL. With the results obtained, as the first report highlighting in vitro anti-colorectal cancer effects of the studied plant species on DLD-1 cell line, promising marks were obtained from the analysis of the extracts as anti-cancer sources for plant-derived drug applications.
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Antioxidant, Cytotoxic, and Enzyme Inhibitory Activities of Agropyron Repens and Crataegus Monogyna Species
(2020) Deveci, Ebru; Çayan, Gülşen Tel; Karakurt, Serdar; Duru, Mehmet Emin
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate antioxidant, enzyme inhibitory and cytotoxic activities of Agropyron repens and Crataegus monogyna methanol extracts with total phenolic and flavonoid contents. Materials and Methods: Total phenolic and flavonoid contents of A. repens and C. monogyna methanol extracts were measured according to Folin Ciocalteu and aluminum nitrate methods, respectively. Antioxidant and enzyme inhibitory activities of the methanol extracts were tested spectrophotometrically. Also, cytotoxic activities of the methanol extracts against DLD-1 and CCD-18Co were investigated by using Alamar Blue assay. Results: C. monogyna methanol extract with the highest total phenolic and flavonoid contents (68.13±0.34 µg GAEs/mg extract and 36.91±0.17 µg QEs/mg extract, respectively) had the best antioxidant activity in ?-carotene-linoleic acid ($IC_50$: 32.72±0.15 µg/mL), CUPRAC ($A_0.50$: 282.69±0.25 µg/mL), DPPH• ($IC_50$: 71.69±0.85 µg/mL), and ABTS•+ ($IC_50$: 40.43±0.55 µg/ mL) assays. A. repens methanol extract showed the highest effect against AChE (18.73±0.47 %), BChE (37.59±1.07 %), urease (89.18±0.84%), ?-glucosidase (6.71±0.23 %), whereas C. monogyna methanol extract showed the highest effect against tyrosinase (30.52±1.00%) and ?-amylase (37.24±0.06 %). Also, A. repens ($IC_50$: 57.38 µg/mL) and C. monogyna ($IC_50$: 54.04 µg/ mL) methanol extracts showed close cytotoxic activity on DLD-1. Conclusion: Antioxidant, cytotoxic, and enzyme inhibitory activities of A. repens and C. monogyna methanol extracts were investigated with total phenolic and flavonoid contents in this study. The results obtained with this study strengthen the potential of the studied plants as a new source for the discovery of antioxidant, cytotoxic, and enzyme inhibitor agents.
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Chemical Composition, in Vitro Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activities of Marine Macroalgae Codium Fragile (suringar) Hariot
(2022) Keskinkaya, Hatice Banu; Güneş, Erdoğan; Okudan, Emine Şükran; Akköz, Cengiz; Gümüş, Numan Emre; Karakurt, Serdar; Deveci, Ebru
Marine algae, which are the primary producers living in aquatic areas, are the subject of many studies due to their importance as they are eukaryotic and eutrophic organisms that play a crucial role in the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, food, fuel, and textile industries. Macroalgae are known in producing several macronutrients, micronutrients, and other important biologically active compounds (e.g. polyphenols, enzymes, and antibiotics) with potential pharmacological uses. In this research, we aimed to investigate the chemical composition, antimicrobial and antioxidant activities (with three assays), total phenolic (TPC) and flavonoid (TFC) contents of the methanol, ethanol, acetone, and water extracts of Codium fragile (Suringar) Hariot. The LC-ESI-MS/MS assessment allowed the identification of seven compounds containing gallic acid, 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde, 4-hidroxybenzoic acid, p-coumaric acid, salicylic acid, biochanin A, and diosgenin. TPC and TFC of the extracts were calculated as in the range of 10.34±0.13-64.67±0.02 µg GAEs/mg extract and 12.73±2.68-36.78±1.08 µg QEs/mg extract, respectively. All extracts of C. fragile showed antimicrobial activity against all test pathogens at different levels. The methanol, ethanol, and acetone extracts showed different levels of activity against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria (MIC: 3.125-1.562 mg/mL). The water extract showed the highest activity in ABTS•+ (70.43±14.85%) and DPPH• (72.61±11.44%) assays while the acetone extract exhibited the best activity in CUPRAC (absorbance: 0.60±0.15) assay. The results we obtained approved that C. fragile could be valued as a natural source of bioactive agents for food preservatives and in other industrial and pharmaceutical fields.
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Cytotoxic Activities of Methanol Extract and Compounds of Porodaedalea Pini Against Colorectal Cancer
(2021) Deveci, Ebru; Çayan, Gülsen Tel; Karakurt, Serdar; Duru, Mehmet Emin
Porodaedalea pini is a medicinally important mushroom with antioxidant, cytotoxic, immunostimulating, antitumor, antiviral and immunomodulating activities. Therefore, in this study, P. pini methanol extract and isolated compounds from the methanol extract were tested for cytotoxic activities against DLD-1 (colorectal cancer) and CCD-18Co (human colon fibroblast cell line) by using Alamar Blue assay. Cytotoxic activity on DLD-1 was decreased in the order of P. pini methanol extract> 4-(3,4- dihydroxyphenyl)but-3-en-2-one (3)> pinoresinol (2)> ergosta-7,24(28)-dien3?-ol (1). P. pini methanol extract was determined to have the best cytotoxic activity with the lowest IC50 value on DLD-1 (IC50: 25.33±0.29 µg/mL) and the highest IC50 value on CCD-18Co (434.30±1.45 µg/mL). Within the scope of the findings, it is thought that P. pini mushroom can be used as a new and natural agent in the treatment of colorectal cancer.
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Hplc-Uv Analysis of Phenolic Compounds and Biological Activities of Padina Pavonica and Zanardinia Typus Marine Macroalgae Species
(Scientific And Technological Research Council Turkey, 2023) Keskinkaya, Hatice Banu; Deveci, Ebru; Yılmaz Altınok, Bahar; Gümüş, Numan Emre; Okudan Aslan, Emine Şükran; Akköz, Cengiz; Karakurt, Serdar
The marine macroalgae species are recognized as the food of the future with excellent bioactive properties. This study aimed to investigate phenolic compounds; cytotoxic, antibacterial, and antioxidant activities; total phenolic (TPC) and flavonoid (TFC) contents of the methanol, ethanol, and water extracts of Padina pavonica (PP) and Zanardinia typus (ZT). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report in which ZT was evaluated in terms of phenolic content, antioxidant, antibacterial, and cytotoxic activities. The HPLC analysis allowed the identification of five phenolic compounds containing rutin (0.31 +/- 0.04 - 3.00 +/- 0.21 ppm) in all extracts and trans- p-coumaric acid (0.15 +/- 0.02 - 3.95 +/- 0.02 ppm) in MPP, EPP, MZT, EZT, WZT as the major compounds. TPC and TFC of the extracts were calculated as 11.78 +/- 0.75 - 76.78 +/- 0.54 mu g GAEs/mg extract and 6.78 +/- 0.17 - 29.50 +/- 2.23 mu g QEs/mg extract, respectively. The highest cytotoxicity was observed in EZT (CC50: 132.3 +/- 22.4 mu g/mL) against MCF-7 and MZT (CC50: 91.4 +/- 20.9 mu g/mL) against MIA PaCa-2. Among the studied extracts, EPP showed the best antibacterial activity against all test pathogens. Also, EPP indicated superior antibacterial activity against Plesiomonas shigelloides (MIC: 1.25 mg/mL) and Staphylococcus aureus (MIC: 1.25 mg/mL). EZT displayed the highest antioxidant activity in DPPH center dot (IC50: 49.03 +/- 0.28 mu g/mL), CUPRAC (A0.50: 15.20 +/- 0.14 mu g/mL), and ABTS center dot+ (IC50: 18.86 +/- 0.74 mu g/mL) assays. The results approved that P. pavonica and Z. typus marine macroalgae species could be valued as natural sources of bioactive agents for food and pharmacology applications.
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Synthesis of Silica Based Nanoparticles Against the Proliferation of Human Prostate Cancer
(Bentham Science Publ Ltd, 2021) Durmuş, İrem M.; Deveci, İlyas; Karakurt, Serdar
Background: Prostate cancer (PCa) has the second-highest morbidity and mortality rates in men. Possessing facile surface chemistry and unique optical properties make silica nanoparticles(SiO2-NPs) promising cancer therapy materials. Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effects of SiO2-NPs and their derivatives, including SiNP-NH2, SiNP-Cl, and SiNP-SH against PCa and clarify their molecular mechanism on cell death, gene, and protein expressions. Methods: Following the synthesis and derivation of SiO2-NPs, their characterization was carried out using TEM, DLS, BET, and FT-IR. Cytotoxic properties of the compounds were investigated against different human cancerous cells; including HUH-7, A549, DLD-1, HeLa, NCI-H295R, and PC-3, as well as human healthy epithelium cell line PNT1A. Results: SiNP-NH2, SiNP-Cl, and SiNP-SH dose-dependently inhibited the proliferation of PC-3 cells with an IC50 value as 55.46 mu g/mL, 55.09 mu g/mL and 72.89 mu g/mL, respectively. SiNP-SH significantly(p<0.0001) inhibited metastasis and invasion of PC-3 cells(20.4% and 46.7%, respectively), and significantly(p<0.0001) increased early apoptosis(32.3%) when compared with non-treated cells. Protein and mRNA expressions of BcL-2, Bax, caspase-3, caspase-9, caspase-12, p53, Smad-4, Kras, and Nf-kappa B were also altered following the treatment of SiO2-NPs and its derivatives. Conclusion: Our results demonstrated that-SH functioned SiO2-NPs can prevent the proliferation of human PCa by increasing apoptosis by up-regulating gene and protein expression of p53(TP53) as well as caspase-3, caspase-9, and caspase-12 in the apoptotic pathway. Besides, the increased level of Smad-4 has also implicated the decreased cell proliferation. Hence, low sized SiNP-SH nanoparticles might be a suitable candidate for the treatment of human PCa.