In Vitro Bioactive Properties of Some Wild Mushrooms Collected from Kastamonu Province

Abstract

Aim of study: the protein and total phenolic contents, antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of some wild mushrooms (Cantharellus cibarius Fr., Craterellus cornucopioides (L.) Pers., Hydnum rufescens Pers. and Macrolepiota procera (Scop. ex Fr.) Sing.) collected from Kastamonu province, in Turkey was determined. Area of study: Wild mushrooms were collected from Kastamonu province, Turkey. Material and Methods: Dumas and Folin-Ciocalteu methods were used to determine the protein and the total phenolic contents, respectively. The antioxidant activities of the mushrooms were determined using the Ferric-reducing antioxidant power (FRAP). The antimicrobial activities were evaluated using the agar well diffusion method against the test organisms;

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“…Globulins and prolamines have a smaller share: they account for 6.9% and 4.3% of dw, respectively [ 12 ]. In the composition of these mushrooms, the largest share is carbon (40.7% dw), nitrogen (6.3%), and hydrogen (5.9%) [ 44 ].…”

“…There is a very high correlation (equal to 0.985) between the content of polyphenols in the tested mushrooms and the antioxidant activity of the obtained extract [ 44 ]. Popescu et al [ 97 ] showed a very high content of polyphenolic compounds in extracts prepared from the preserved parasol mushroom fruiting bodies using the sun-drying method and the lyophilization method (0.766 and 1.232 g% tannic acid, respectively).…”

“…It was found that the antimicrobial activity of parasol mushroom extract positively correlated with total phenolic content [ 118 ]. The inhibitory effect of M. procera extracts against Escherichia coli ATCC 25922 and Klebsiella pneumoniae ATCC 13883 was also confirmed, while bacteria Acinetobacter haemolyticus ATCC 19002, Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 29212, Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853, Salmonella typhimurium ATCC 14028, and Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923 showed resistance [ 44 ]. Ayatar et al [ 100 ] proved, however, that methanol extracts prepared from M. procera exhibit antimicrobial activity, although weak, against E. faecalis ATCC 29212 and K. pneumoniae ATCC 13883, while they do not negatively affect the colonies of Bacillus cereus NRRL B-3711, B. subtilis ATCC 6633, Enterococcus hirae ATCC 9790, Escherichia coli ATCC 25922, E. coli ATCC 35218, Proteus vulgaris RSKK 96029, Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853, Salmonella typhimurium ATCC 14028, Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923, and fungi Candida albicans ATCC 10231, C. krusei ATCC 6258, and C. tropicalis Y-12968.…”