Abstract
Two species of Agaricus mushroom grown in Mongolia were analyzed for their element content. Biological activity and chemical components study of Agaricus, grown in the Mongolian flora has been investigated for the first time. The ethanol extracts of dried Agaricus sp. mushrooms were analyzed for antioxidant activity on 1,1-diphenyl-2- picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radicals and interferon-like activity. The ethanol extracts from Agaricus arvensis showed the most potent radical scavenging activity. The IC50 of A. silvaticus and A. arvensis were 216 and 17.75 g/ml respectively. Among the twenty three mushroom extracts, the extracts from A. silvatisus and A. arvensis have shown the interferon-like activity. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5564/mjc.v14i0.197Mongolian Journal of Chemistry 14 (40), 2013, p41-45
Highlights
Scientific evidence has attested the presence of bioactive substances in Agaricaceae fungi with essential nutritional and metabolic properties including: glucans, proteoglucans, ergosterol, lectins and arginine
Agaricus silvaticus and Agaricus arvensis are common, edible mushrooms belonging to Agaricaceae family which are known for their therapeutic properties
There are several studies that report the effects of A. silvaticus (Sun mushroom) on various diseases and these properties may be associated to the presence of bioactive compounds with medicinal value, such as phenolic compounds, polyketides, terpenes and steroids recognized as excellent antioxidants
Summary
Scientific evidence has attested the presence of bioactive substances in Agaricaceae fungi with essential nutritional and metabolic properties including: glucans, proteoglucans, ergosterol, lectins and arginine. Agaricus is a large and important genus of mushroom containing both edible and poisonous species, with possibly over 300 members worldwide This genus belongs to Phylum Basidiomycota, Class: Hymenomycetes (newly described Class Agaricomycetes), Order: Agaricales, Family: Agaricaceae [1]. There are several studies that report the effects of A. silvaticus (Sun mushroom) on various diseases and these properties may be associated to the presence of bioactive compounds with medicinal value, such as phenolic compounds, polyketides, terpenes and steroids recognized as excellent antioxidants. There are several studies that report the effects of A. silvaticus on various diseases and these properties may be associated to the presence of bioactive compounds with medicinal value, such as phenolic compounds, polyketides, terpenes and steroids recognized as excellent antioxidants [2]. The aim of this study were to evaluate the chemical composition of two dehydrated species of the Agaricus fungus with respect to protein, lipids, minerals as well as determine the antioxidant and interferon-like activity of alcoholic extracts from those two species of Agaricus
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