Examination of Biological Activity of Passiflora edulis (Çarkıfelek) Extract via Phytochemical Analysis

In recent years, the use of medicinal plants as sources of drugs or herbal extracts has been of great importance. Passiflora edulis is nowadays widely studied for its antimicrobial, anticancer, and antioxidant potential. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the phytochemical structure of ethanol extract of P. edulis leaves and to investigate its biological properties such as antimicrobial and anticancer activities. The ethanol extract of P. edulis leaves was obtained and analyzed by GC-MS. The antimicrobial activity of P. edulis leaf extract was determined by MIC test. XTT method was used to determine the antiproliferative activity. In the phytochemical analysis of P. edulis extract, dodecanoic acid, tetradecanoic acid, and n-hexadecanoic acid were found the most. The antimicrobial effect of P. edulis leaf extract was found against pathogenic microorganisms. In addition, P. edulis leaf extract was found to have high anticancer activity against OvCar and MCF-7 cell lines, while it had the highest effect on the PC-3 cell line. It is thought that the effectiveness of this antiproliferative and antimicrobial activity is related to the secondary metabolites determined by GC-MS analysis