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Abstract

Five selected wild edible mushrooms from Romania (Agaricus bisporus, Pleurotus ostreatus, Cantharellus cibarius, Boletus edulis, and Lactarius piperatus) were investigated for their antioxidant potential using an ABTS spectrophotometric assay. Among the selected mushrooms, B. edulis displayed the highest radical scavenging activity and the greatest phenolic content, measured by the Folin–Ciocalteu reagent method. The total flavonoids were quantified using the aluminum chloride colorimetric method, with the extract of B. edulis being the richest. L. piperatus and B. edulis mushrooms exhibited the strongest antibacterial activity against S. aureus and E. coli. The content of trace elements was determined using an atomic absorption spectrometer, and it was found that K and Mg were the main metals present in all the selected mushroom species. The obtained results suggest that the studied wild edible mushrooms are natural functional matrices, and may have potential to be used as natural antioxidants if they are introduced into the daily diet.

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Title
Elemental Composition, Antioxidant and Antibacterial Properties of Some Wild Edible Mushrooms from Romania
Author
Fogarasi, Melinda 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Zorița Maria Diaconeasa 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Pop, Carmen Rodica 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Fogarasi, Szabolcs 3 ; Semeniuc, Cristina Anamaria 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Anca Corina Fărcaş 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Țibulcă, Dorin 1 ; Claudiu-Dan Sălăgean 1 ; Tofană, Maria 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Socaci, Sonia Ancuța 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

 Department of Food Engineering, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca, Calea Mănăstur 3–5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; [email protected] (M.F.); [email protected] (C.A.S.); [email protected] (C.-D.S.) 
 Department of Food Science, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca, Calea Mănăștur 3–5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; [email protected] (Z.M.D.); [email protected] (C.R.P.); [email protected] (A.C.F.); [email protected] (M.T.) 
 Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Babeş-Bolyai University, 11 Arany Janos Str., 400028 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; [email protected] 
First page
1972
Publication year
2020
Publication date
2020
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
20734395
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2471332678
Copyright
© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.