Melatonin in Edible and Non-Edible Plants

KOCA ÇALIŞKAN U., Aka C., Bor E.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES, cilt.14, sa.1, ss.75-83, 2017 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 14 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4274/tjps.33043
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.75-83
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Melatonin, phytomelatonin, activity of melatonin, GROWTH-STIMULATING COMPOUND, TANDEM MASS-SPECTROMETRY, ST JOHNS WORT, EXOGENOUS MELATONIN, OXIDATIVE STRESS, BREAST-CANCER, IN-VITRO, COFFEE CONSUMPTION, ALZHEIMERS-DISEASE, PROSTATE-CANCER
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The concept of melatonin has become more important recently both in plants and in human who utilize plants for nutritional and health purposes. Melatonin, synthesized from L-tryptophan by enzyms, protects plants against difficult conditions. People have consumed these plants for their antioxidant, immunomodulator, antiinflammatory and anticancer effects. In parts of edible and non-edible plants, levels of melatonin are determined by cyclodextrin- modified micellar electrokinetic chromatography, enzyme-linked immuno sorbent assay, radioimmunoassay, highperformance liquid chromatography, liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection, liquid chromatography with fluorimetric detection, liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, and liquid chromatography-ultraviolet spectrophotometry. In this review, biosynthesis of melatonin in both animal and plants, function of melatonin in plant kingdom, especially in medicinal/edible and nonedible plants, and detection of phytomelatonin content in those plants are presented.