Analysis of antioxidant activities of common wild edible mushrooms employing cuprous assays: A comparative study
Department of Botany, Ranchi University, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.
Research Article
International Journal of Life Science Research Archive, 2022, 03(01), 118–123.
Article DOI: 10.53771/ijlsra.2022.3.1.0091
Publication history:
Received on 05 August 2022; revised on 09 September 2022; accepted on 11 September 2022
Abstract:
Ranchi is the state capital of Jharkhand. Ranchi district nurtures myriads of micro climatic conditions and habitats which provide suitable environment for the growth of different types of wild edible mushrooms especially during monsoon.These mushrooms are widely distributed in this district and it is an important source of nutrient, health, and income generation. The current study was pivoted at the antioxidant activities of some of the mushrooms. A total of 7 most commonly consumed wild edible mushrooms were analyzed using the cuprous assay. The data from the cuprous assay showed that all studied wild edible mushrooms possess antioxidant activities. Among all the edible species, the dried ethanolic extracts of Termitomyces heimii Natrajan showed highest antioxidant content (120.6 mg/ml) followed by Astraeus asiaticusWatling (115.3 mg/ml,)Pleurotus ostreatus P. Kumm(90 mg /ml), Termitomyces clypeatus R, Heim (87.6 mg/ml), Boletus edulis Fr. (78.8 mg/ml),Termitomyces microcarpus Berk & Broome (76.6 mg/ml) and Volvariella volvacea Speg. (70 mg/ml). Thus, wild edible mushrooms may have prospective as natural antioxidants.
Keywords:
Wild edible mushrooms; Health; Antioxidant activities
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