Chemical composition of wild edible mushrooms and antioxidant properties of their water soluble polysaccharidic and ethanolic fractions

A screening study of elemental composition in 12 marketable mushroom species accessible in Poland

“…Both fresh and dried mushrooms are a good source of polysaccharides (37-48%), proteins (20-25%), fiber (13-24%), vitamins (e.g., B 1 , B 2 , B 3 , B 7 , C) and minerals (e.g., K, P, Na, Ca, Mg) while being low in fat content (4-5%) and caloric value [1,2]. They also contain a number of secondary metabolites, such as phenolic compounds, polyketides, terpenes and steroids which possess various properties beneficial for health [3][4][5].…”

“…They also contain a number of secondary metabolites, such as phenolic compounds, polyketides, terpenes and steroids which possess various properties beneficial for health [3][4][5]. Specialty mushrooms have been recognized for their anti-bacterial (e.g., Lentinus edodes), and anti-viral activities (e.g., Agrocybe aegerita and Hypsizigus mamoreus), immune-modulating and antitumor properties (e.g., Agaricus blazei, Cordyceps sinensis, Grifola frondosa, Ganoderma lucidum, and Trametes versicolor), and have also been documented as functional foods [6][7][8][9][10].…”

Phenolic and Flavonoid Content in Hericium Erinaceus, Ganoderma Lucidum, and Agrocybe Aegerita under Selenium Addition

“…Because of the presence of bioactive compounds, some mushrooms are known as medicinal mushrooms. They have been used in traditional Asian medicine for several thousand years as life-prolonging mushrooms, remedies for asthma, hepatitis, bronchitis, insomnia, and sources of nutrients, and are also becoming popular in Western countries (AJITH & JANARDHANAN, 2007;VAZ et al, 2011;DONG et al, 2012).…”

Nutrients and non-nutrients composition and bioactivity of wild and cultivated Coprinus comatus (O.F.Müll.) Pers.

“…There are a few studies concerning chemical characterization of C. comatus in an attempt to qualify this species as a dietary option. Portuguese wild samples were characterized for their nutritional value, sugars composition, fatty acids profile, tocopherols and ascorbic acid contents (Vaz et al, 2011). Wild samples from Turkey were also studied for their fatty acids profile (Yilmaz et al, 2006) and also studies describing the flavour compounds from C. comatus have been described before (Dijkstra and Wikén, 1976).…”

“…Several bioactive functions have been attributed to this species along the time, both in cultivated and wild samples, such as hypoglycemic (Bailey et al, 1984), immunomodulatory and antitumor (Jiang et al, 2013) or antioxidant potential (Tsai et al, 2009;Li et al, 2010;Vaz et al, 2011). Mycelia extracts of C. comatus have been also studied revealing antioxidant potential (Tsai et al, 2009) and some extracts proved to interfere with androgen receptor function in LNCaP prostate cancer cells (Zaidman et al, 2008).…”