Özaltun, BetülDaştan, Taner2024-11-072024-11-0720191300-74162602-2109https://doi.org/10.17343/sdutfd.534049https://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/345412https://hdl.handle.net/11480/12015ObjectiveKenger, Gundelia tournefortii plant from Asteraceae family, is a medicinal plant. Flowers, leaves, seeds and roots of Kenger have been reported to be usedas a source of food.Material and MethodsIn this study, it was aimed to evaluate the antimicrobial and in vitro antiproliferative properties of Kenger which fresh sprouts are peeled and eated cooked or uncooked in Sivas. The water phase and essential oil extraction of the body parts of Kenger were aimed to be evaluated in terms of their antimicrobial and in vitroantiproliferative properties.ResultsCytotoxic activities were investigated using the Breast Cancer Cell Line (MCF-7) and human endothelial cell line (HUVEC). The effects of plant extracts on cellcultures were determined by the absorbance of Eliza reader by XTT method. Kenger plant extracts have been shown to have weak antimicrobial effects withMIC values. ConclusionsIn the province of Sivas, growing parts of the plant in the spring and summer are cut and peeled into the inner parts of the nutrients. Kenger, which is used in thetreatment of various diseases, has cytotoxic effects on the cells we tested and has a weak antimicrobial effect.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBiyolojiMikrobiyolojiBiyoteknoloji ve Uygulamalı MikrobiyolojiOnkolojiArticle26443644210.17343/sdutfd.534049345412