Determination of potentially toxic metals and natural radionuclides in airborne pollens produced different urban environments in Turkey and health risk assessment.

Air pollutants are associated with potentially toxic metals (PTMs) and natural and/or artificial radionuclides, which can pose a major threat to human and environmental health. Pollens can be utilized as a bioindicator to determine the level of air pollution in urban areas. In this study, the concentrations of PTMs and natural radionuclides in 35 airborne pollen samples of 22 species belonging to Pinaceae, Cupressaceae, Araucariaceae, Betulaceae, Salicaceae, and Oleaceae families grown in different urban areas in Turkey were determined using an energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry.

Determination of radon concentrations and physicochemical parameters of non-alcoholic carbonated beverages consumed in Türkiye and assessment of radiological health risk.

The strategy for controlling the existence of radionuclides in drinking water depends upon an individual dose criterion (IDC) of 0.1 mSv/y, which represents a very low level of risk that is not expected to cause any identified adverse health effects. Radon gas, considered a carcinogenic radionuclide, can dissolve and accumulate in drinking water.

Evaluation of radiological health risk due to ingestion and inhalation of radon in commercial packaged fruit juices consumed in Turkey.

Fruit juices (FJs) are among the most popular beverages frequently preferred by consumers, believing FJs contain the nutritional values, minerals, phytochemicals, vitamins, and antioxidants necessary for a healthy life. However, FJs may contain natural radionuclides such as radon (Rn), which originates from the fruit and water utilized in their production, at levels that may pose a health risk to people. Inhalation and ingestion of Rn gas increases the risk of lung and stomach cancer.

Biochemical, Antioxidant Properties and Antimicrobial Activity of Steno-Endemic .

(Lamiaceae) is an Eastern Mediterranean plant that is widely used in Turkish traditional medicine. This study aimed to investigate the biochemical composition, antimicrobial activity, and antioxidant potential of . In this study, the biochemical composition of the ethanol extract (OOEt) was analyzed using GC-MS.

Biochemical and Antioxidant Properties as well as Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Activities of subsp. (Vved.) Stearn.

In this study, the chemical composition and biological activity of subsp. (Vved.) Stearn were investigated for the first time, focusing on its antimicrobial, antioxidant, and antibiofilm properties.

Biochemical, Antioxidant Properties and Antimicrobial Activity of Epiphytic Leafy Liverwort (L.) Dumort.

In this study, the biochemical, antioxidant properties, and antimicrobial activity of the epiphytic leafy liverwort (L.) Dumort were investigated. Due to the scarcity and difficulty in obtaining liverworts, research on their bioactivity is limited; thus, this study aimed to uncover the potential of .

Biological Activities and Biochemical Composition of Endemic .

In this study, we investigated the antimicrobial, antioxidant, and antibiofilm activities and the biochemical composition of . The antimicrobial activity of ethanol extract (AFEt) was tested against 48 strains, and this is the first study testing the antimicrobial activity of this plant to this extent. The antioxidant activity was determined using the DPPH assay, and the antibiofilm activity of aqueous extract (AFAq) against five strains was assessed.

Some Bryophytes Trigger Cytotoxicity of Stem Cell-like Population in 5-Fluorouracil Resistant Colon Cancer Cells.

Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer worldwide. Cancer stem cells are known to play an important role in relapse, and metastases of the disease after chemotherapy. Investigation of new drugs, and their combinations targeting these cells and thus eliminating cancer is one of the most urgent needs of today's chemotherapy.

Comparison of Antimicrobial Activity of Cloves from China and Taşköprü, Turkey.

In this study, antimicrobial activities of two different samples of L. from Turkey (TR) (Taşköprü, Kastamonu, Turkey) and China (CN) were determined. A broad spectrum of Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria (17 bacteria) including species of , , , , , , , , and were used for testing antibacterial activity.

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY SCREENING OF .

Background: Fungi have a potential of using both as nutritive and medicinal food stuff. Because of containing several therapeutic agents, they are reported to be used for hundreds of years to treat several diseases caused by bacteria, fungi, viruses and parasites. The aim of this study is to determine the antimicrobial activity of , which were collected from Yomra, Trabzon, Turkey.

ANTIMICROBIAL SCREENING OF ROOTS.

Background: It was previously shown that some parts of , which is commonly known as oud or oodh, such as roots have been used as a traditional medical herbal in different countries. In Turkey is one of the ingredients while preparing famous Mesir paste, which was invented as a medicinal paste and used from the Ottoman period to now at least for 500 years. The identification the antimicrobial activity of ethanol extract of roots is main purpose of this analysis.

[Investigation of antifungal activity of Ononis spinosa L. ash used for the therapy of skin infections as folk remedies].

Traditional folk remedies used for centuries come up focus of interest in recent years, due to the trend of use of herb-derived natural products. In addition, increasing morbidity and mortality rates of opportunistic fungal infections and accelerating antifungal resistance rates of fungi lead to the use of alternative therapies with herb-derived preparations as novel antifungals. Ononis spinosa L.