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Some phenolic compounds of extracts obtained from Origanum species growing in Turkey

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Caffeic acid, rosmarinic acid, rutin, apigenin 7-O-glucoside, apigenin, and acesetin were the main phenolic compounds of Origanum onites extracts in all applications. While acesetin contents ranged from 133.59 mg/100 g (U1) to 437.25 mg/100 g (S3), rosmarinic acid changed between 215.94 mg/100 g (U4) and 1120.56 mg/100 g (S2) in Origanum vulgare L. subsp. hirtum (Link) Ietsw. Both rosmarinic acid and acesetin were not found in U5 application. Only caffeic acid (19.39 mg/100 g) was found in U5 application. Rosmarinic acid contents of O. onites extract changed between 158.62 mg/100 g (U5) and 799.87 mg/100 g (S2). Generally, dominant phenolic compound of Origanum extracts was rosmarinic acid compared with other extracts. In addition, methanol:water:acetic acid mixture (S2) (95:4.5:0.5) was found as the best application. Phenolic contents of extracts obtained with U series mixtures were found low.

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This work was supported by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK-TOGTAG).

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  1. Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Süleyman Demirel, 32000, Isparta, Turkey

    Gülcan Özkan

  2. Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Selcuk, 42079, Konya, Turkey

    Mehmet Musa Özcan

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Özkan, G., Özcan, M.M. Some phenolic compounds of extracts obtained from Origanum species growing in Turkey. Environ Monit Assess 186, 4947–4957 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-014-3750-5

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