Turkey has rich sour cherry germplasm and wild-grown sour cherry trees and shrubs in abundance throughout the country. Turkish people prefer to consume sour cherry fruits in processed form as jam and juice rather than fresh. This study was conducted in the Ispir district, located in northeastern Turkey. Some important morphological (aroma, fruit and juice color, fruit flesh ratio, fruit shape, fruit weight, and harvest date) and biochemical (total antioxidant capacity, soluble solid content, total acidity, total anthocyanin, total phenolic, vitamin C, and cancer cell proliferation inhibition activity) characteristics of 26 wild-grown sour cherry genotypes were evaluated. The results show that wild sour cherry genotypes differ from each other in terms of most of the morphological and biochemical characteristics. The genotypes exhibited wide variation of harvest dates (occurring between 28 June and 2 August), fruit weight (2.04 g–3.16 g), total phenolic content (240–320 mg gallic acid equivalent/100 g), total anthocyanin content (135–205 mg cyanidin-3-glucosylrutinoside equivalent/100 g), and antioxidant capacity (7.75–11.80 mmol Trolox/100 g). The majority of wild genotypes had higher cancer cell proliferation inhibition activity than cv. Kutahya. The results indicate that the wild sour cherry fruits presented here have appropriate characteristics such as being well adapted to climate conditions. The bioactive content of fruits could provide new agricultural and industrial prospects.

土耳其拥有丰富的酸樱桃种质资源，在全国范围内拥有丰富的野生酸樱桃树和灌木。土耳其人更喜欢食用加工过的酸樱桃水果，如果酱和果汁，而不是新鲜的。这项研究是在土耳其东北部的伊斯皮尔区进行的。一些重要的形态（香气、果实和果汁颜色、果肉比、果实形状、果实重量和收获日期）和生化（总抗氧化能力、可溶性固体含量、总酸度、总花青素、总酚、维生素 C 和癌症对 26 个野生酸樱桃基因型的细胞增殖抑制活性）特性进行了评估。结果表明，野生酸樱桃基因型在大部分形态和生化特征方面都存在差异。这些基因型在收获日期（发生在 6 月 28 日至 8 月 2 日之间）、果实重量（2.04 g–3.16 g）、总酚含量（240–320 mg 没食子酸当量/100 g）、总花青素含量（135– 205 mg cyanidin-3-glucosylrutinoside/100 g）和抗氧化能力（7.75–11.80 mmol Trolox/100 g）。大多数野生基因型具有比cv更高的癌细胞增殖抑制活性。屈塔希亚。结果表明，这里展示的野生酸樱桃果实具有适应气候条件等适宜特性。水果的生物活性成分可以提供新的农业和工业前景。总花青素含量（135-205 mg cyanidin-3-glucosylrutinoside/100 g）和抗氧化能力（7.75-11.80 mmol Trolox/100 g）。大多数野生基因型具有比cv更高的癌细胞增殖抑制活性。屈塔希亚。结果表明，这里展示的野生酸樱桃果实具有适应气候条件等适宜特性。水果的生物活性成分可以提供新的农业和工业前景。总花青素含量（135-205 mg cyanidin-3-glucosylrutinoside/100 g）和抗氧化能力（7.75-11.80 mmol Trolox/100 g）。大多数野生基因型具有比cv更高的癌细胞增殖抑制活性。屈塔希亚。结果表明，这里展示的野生酸樱桃果实具有适应气候条件等适宜特性。水果的生物活性成分可以提供新的农业和工业前景。结果表明，这里展示的野生酸樱桃果实具有适应气候条件等适宜特性。水果的生物活性成分可以提供新的农业和工业前景。结果表明，这里展示的野生酸樱桃果实具有适应气候条件等适宜特性。水果的生物活性成分可以提供新的农业和工业前景。