title: Antioxidant activities, metal contents, total phenolics and flavonoids of seven Morchella species.
abstract: Seven Morchella species were analyzed for their antioxidant activities in different test systems namely beta-carotene/linoleic acid, DPPH, reducing power, chelating effect and scavenging effect (%) on the stable ABTS*(+), in addition to their heavy metals, total phenolic and flavonoid contents. In beta-carotene/linoleic acid system, the most active mushrooms were M. esculenta var. umbrina and M.angusticeps. In the case of DPPH, methanol extract of M. conica showed high antioxidant activity. The reducing power of the methanol extracts of mushrooms increased with concentration. Chelating capacity of the extracts was also increased with the concentration. On the other hand, in 40 microg ml(-1) concentration, methanol extract of M. conica, exhibited the highest radical scavenging activity (78.66+/-2.07%) when reacted with the ABTS*(+) radical. Amounts of seven elements (Cu, Mn, Co, Zn, Fe, Ca, and Mg) and five heavy metals (Ni, Pb, Cd, Cr, and Al) were also determined in all species. M. conica was found to have the highest phenolic content among the samples. Flavonoid content of M. rotunda was also found superior (0.59+/-0.01 microg QEs/mg extract).
authors: Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Food Engineering, Sivas, Turkey. ngursoy2@gmail.com
authors: Nevcihan
authors: N
authors: Gursoy
authors: Cengiz
authors: C
authors: Sarikurkcu
authors: Mustafa
authors: M
authors: Cengiz
authors: M Halil
authors: MH
authors: Solak
mesh_terms: D000363:Agaricales / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D002614:Chelating Agents / Q000737:chemistry; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000032:analysis*; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers / Q000737:chemistry*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007202:Indicators and Reagents / Q000737:chemistry; D019787:Linoleic Acid / Q000737:chemistry; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation; D008670:Metals / Q000032:analysis*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010636:Phenols / Q000032:analysis*; D010851:Picrates / Q000737:chemistry; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry*; D013045:Species Specificity; D019207:beta Carotene / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D001713:Biphenyl Compounds; D002614:Chelating Agents; D005419:Flavonoids; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D008670:Metals; D010636:Phenols; D010851:Picrates; D010936:Plant Extracts; D019207:beta Carotene; D019787:Linoleic Acid; C004931:1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl