Antioxidant activity of the mycelium of 21 wild mushroom species
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2010
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In this study, the antioxidant activity of mycelia from 21 wild mushrooms - Agaricus bresadolanus, Auricularia auriculajudae, Chroogomphus rutilus, Fomes fomentarius, Ganoderma lucidum, Gloeophyllum trabeum, Gymnopus dryophilus, Infundibulicybe geotropa, Inocybe flocculosa var. crocifolia, Inocybe catalaunica, Lentinula edodes, Lentinus sajor-caju, Lycoperdon excipuliforme, Macrolepiota excoriata, Morchella esculenta var. rigida, Morchella intermedia, Omphalotus olearius, Pleurotus djamor, Postia stiptica, Rhizopogon roseolus and Stropharia inuncta - were investigated. Antioxidant properties of ethanol, chloroform and water extracts of these 21 mycelia were studied by two methods: free radical scavenging (DPPH) and the scavenging activity of 2,2'-azinobis-(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) radical cation (ABTS.+). Among the 21 mushroom extracts, Omphalotus olearius displayed the most potent antioxidant activity. The study has shown that these wild macrofungi have potential as natural antioxidants. © 2010 Mycological Society of China.
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Agaricus , Auricularia , Basidiomycota , Chroogomphus rutilus , Fomes fomentarius , Ganoderma lucidum , Gloeophyllum trabeum , Gymnopus dryophilus , Inocybe , Inocybe flocculosa , Lentinula edodes , Lycoperdon , Macrolepiota excoriata , Morchella , Morchella esculenta , Omphalotus olearius , Pleurotus djamor , Pleurotus sajor-caju , Postia , Rhizopogon roseolus , Stropharia inuncta