Bioengineering / Biyomühendislik
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Article Citation - Scopus: 21Determination of Superoxide Dismutase Activities in Different Cyanobacteria for Scavenging of Reactive Oxygen Species(Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2015) Güneş, Seda; Tamburacı, Sedef; İmamoğlu, Esra; Dalay, Meltem ConkThere is considerable interest in cyanobacteria as sources of antioxidant pigments, antiinflammatory substances, enzymes such as superoxide dismutase (SOD) and vitamins. Antioxidant enzymes have significant role in the removal of reactive oxygen species produced during visible and ultraviolet irradiance stress in cyanobacteria. One of the most ubiquitous protective enzyme is superoxide dismutase (SOD). Most of cyanobacteria are known to have both FeSOD and MnSOD which are associated with photosystem I and II. These enzymes are responsible for scavenging superoxide radicals.Spirulina platensis and Synechococcus nidulans are widely used cyanobacteria as food supplement and cosmetic due to their bioactive compounds. Although the chemical composition of S.platensis has been investigated by many researchers, research on the relationship between protein content and comparison of SOD activity with other cyanobacteria is limited.Among several SOD producing cyanobacteria, the most promising organisms were investigate in terms of SOD activities in this study. The aim of the present work was to investigate and compare the SOD activities of different cyanobacteria including S. platensis, Pseudanabeana sp., S. nidulans and associate with protein contents. SOD activities of these cyanobacteria were determined by xanthine/xanthineoxidase method.Modified Lowry method was used for protein determination. The analysis results showed that the maximum specific SOD activity obtained was 50.4 U/mg from S.nidulans and the minimum specific SOD activity was 18.4 U/mg from Pseudanabeana sp. Total protein amount of S. nidulans, S. platensis, Pseudanabeana sp. was determined as 0.25 mg/ml, 0.27 mg/ml and 0.43 mg/ml respectively. As a result, Synechococcus nidulans was more efficient at scavenging peroxide radicals than Pseudanabeana sp. © 2015, © 2015 Har Krishan Bhalla & Sons.Conference Object Investigation of Antimicrobial Activity To Determine Mic Value of Cinnamon Bark Oil Against Helicobacter Pylori(Wiley, 2014) Güneş, Seda; Becerikli, T.; Tıhmınlıoğlu, Funda; Yılmaz, Özlem[No abstract available]Conference Object In Vitro Evaluation of Bioactive Chitosan Microspheres for Eradicating Helicobacter Pylori Biofilm(Wiley, 2016) Güneş, Seda; Arslan, Nur; Demiray Gürbüz, Ebru; Tıhmınlıoğlu, Funda; Yılmaz, ÖzlemCertain H. pylori strains can form biofilm both inside and outside human host to protect itself under environmental stress. Biofilm contributes to development of antimicrobial resistance by some kind of mechanisms like providing a barrier for diffusion and allowing resistance gene expression.Conference Object Determination of Biofilm Formation by Helicobacter Pylori(Wiley, 2016) Arslan, Nur; Güneş, Seda; Demiray Gürbüz, Ebru; Tıhmınlıoğlu, Funda; Yılmaz, ÖzlemBackground : Certain H. pylori strains form biofilm in laboratory experiments and also on the surface of gastric mucosa, suggesting possible reason for eradication failure by increasing resistance to antimicrobial agents and transmission. Aim : To examine the mature biofilm formation by H. pylori NCTC11637 standard strain in different incubation periods for H. pylori biofilm characterization.