![]() Melatonin has been determined qualitatively and quantitatively in animal foods and edible plants in recent years. It has been stated that the consumption of foods containing melatonin increases the serum melatonin level and antioxidant capacity in humans. It has been emphasized that it has many bioactivities such as antioxidant activity, anti-inflammatory effect, boosting immunity, anticancer activity, cardiovascular protection, anti-diabetic effect, neuroprotective and anti-aging activity. In studies investigating the biological effects of melatonin, its therapeutic effects and health benefits have been extensively studied. This component discovered in plants in 1995 has a physiological role in processes such as flowering, photoperiodicity, and growth. It also is a potent antioxidant scavenging free radical species and stimulating antioxidant enzymes. In mammals, melatonin is a biological regulator of various processes such as mood, hormonal regulation, circadian rhythms, sleep, immune system responses and sexual behaviour. Melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine) is an endogenous indoleamine hormone structurally related to some substances such as tryptophan, serotonin, and indole-3-acetic acid. Melatonin content in fruits ranged from 130.82 to 201.84 ng g −1 in fresh fruit. The optimum mobile phase, excitation/emission wavelength, and extraction solvent were determined as methanol: water: acetic acid, 275/345 nm, and methanol: water: HCl, respectively. This study examined the presence of melatonin in wild grown cornelian cherry fruits by UFLC-FD and determined suitable extraction and chromatographic conditions. ![]() It is stated that the serum melatonin level in humans increases after intake of foods containing melatonin. It has functions such as regulating growth and development and increasing tolerance to environmental stress factors in plants. Melatonin is a natural hormone providing several benefits for human health. They are very rich in terms of nutraceuticals. They have become part of the traditional food as human diet and used in folk medicine to treat diseases. Wild edible plants (WEPs) can be widely found in the world and defined as native species that grow naturally in their natural habitat. ![]()
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