PROGRAMME SCIENTIFIQUE - Oxygen Club of California
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The antioxidative activity <strong>of</strong> the most frequently consumed Polish mushrooms<br />
Robaszkiewicz A., Bartosz G., Soszyński M.<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> Molecular Biophysics, University <strong>of</strong> Łódź, Banacha 12/16, 90-231 Łódź, POLAND<br />
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One <strong>of</strong> the nutritional benefits <strong>of</strong> mushrooms is the presence <strong>of</strong> bioactive secondary metabolites which<br />
are reported to reveal therapeutic effects in vivo. There is a lot <strong>of</strong> evidence that these metabolites display<br />
antioxidative properties. Therefore we selected the most frequently consumed species in Poland (Boletus<br />
edulis young – “white” and adult – “yellow”, Leccinum spp., Xerocomus bodius, Xerocomus<br />
subtomentosus, Cantharellus cibarius, Suillus spp., Suillus variegatus, Suillus bovinus, Pleurotus<br />
ostreatus, Agaricus bisporus) and determined the content <strong>of</strong> polyphenols and flavonoids, β-carotene,<br />
lycopene in aqueous and methanolic extracts <strong>of</strong> dried bodies as well as the reducing power and ability to<br />
scavenge ABTS •+ .<br />
Aqueous extracts <strong>of</strong> Boletus edulis “white” and Xerocomus subtomentosus displayed the highest total<br />
content <strong>of</strong> phenolics, however the highest concentration <strong>of</strong> flavonoids was found for Xerocomus bodius.<br />
The quantity <strong>of</strong> polyphenols and flavonoids in methanolic extracts was lower than in the aqueous extracts<br />
except for the case <strong>of</strong> Suillus bovinus. We observed a strong correlation (r>0.9) between the concentration<br />
<strong>of</strong> polyphenols and reducing power and scavenging effects in both aqueous and methanolic extracts. The<br />
weakest effects were noticed for Agaricus bisporus, Pleurotus ostreatus and Cantharellus cibarius. The<br />
highest content <strong>of</strong> β-carotene was found in methanolic extracts <strong>of</strong> Suillus spp., Suillus variegates and<br />
Suillus bovinus, while the amount <strong>of</strong> lycopene was the highest for Suillus bovinus.<br />
Mushrooms selected for our experiments were found to differ in the content <strong>of</strong> antioxidants and total<br />
antioxidative capacity.