Mediterranean Region Studies of Mainstreaming Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use for Improved Human Nutrition and Wellbeing Project
2017
TUGRUL AY, Saadet; | CINAR, Ahu; | AYAS, Fırat; | YUKSEL, Kadriye; | CINAR, Orcun; | KARABAK, Sevinc;
“Mainstreaming biodiversity conservation and sustainable use for improved human nutrition and wellbeing” project is being carried out in three pilot sites in Turkey. Mediterranean pilot site contains high mountain steps of Taurus Mountains and Central Anatolian steps where transition zone between Irano-Turanian and Mediterranean biogeographic regions exists. This site has highest endemism rate in Turkey. Mediterranean pilot site includes 4 cities as Antalya, Konya, İçel and Karaman include 17 districts and 31 villages. In the Mediterranean Region 20 taxa; 16 of them using for nutrition, 3 of them using as folk medicine 1 is local race (cultivated). People in the rural area use many plant for nutritional and medical purpose. These species have been selected and collected from nature and local bazaars. Plant materials have been sent to the Bursa Food and Forage Control Central Research Institute for content analysis, Proximities, dietary fiber, vitamins and minerals were assayed using standard methods and reference materials. Plants are analyzed to the Western Mediterranean Agricultural Research Institute, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Central Research Institute for antioxidant properties. Antioxidant activity analysis (two method using) was completed for all priority species of the project. The antioxidant activity analyses were done according to the DPPH and TEAC methods.
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