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Antioxidant properties of phenolic compounds occurring in edible mushrooms

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In this article, the authors evaluated the phenolic and flavonoid contents of eight types of edible mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus, Boletus edulis, Calocybe gambosa, Cantharellus cibarius, Craterellus cornucopioides, Hygrophorus marzuolus, Lactarius deliciosus and Pleurotus ostreatus ) by means of high performance liquid chromatography.
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This article is published in Food Chemistry.The article was published on 2011-10-01. It has received 370 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Craterellus cornucopioides & Mushroom.

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Evaluation of potential antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of Antrodia cinnamomea powder and the underlying molecular mechanisms via Nrf2- and NF-κB-dominated pathways in broiler chickens

TL;DR: In this paper, the beneficial effects of A. cinnamomea powder (ACP) and further illuminate its underlying antioxidant and immunomodulation molecular mechanisms in broilers were evaluated.
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Contribution to the knowledge on macrofungi in mangroves of the southwest India

TL;DR: Pearson correlation between biotic factors (species richness, sporocarp richness and species diversity) and edaphic factors (air and soil) was not significantly correlated.
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Metabolomic profile and nucleoside composition of Cordyceps nidus sp. nov. (Cordycipitaceae): A new source of active compounds.

TL;DR: The metabolic composition and biochemical activity indicate potential use of C. nidus in pharmaceutical applications, and the presence of polyphenols opens the possibility of further exploring the antioxidant capacity and the conditions that may enhance this characteristic.
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Ganoderma carnosum and Ganoderma pfeifferi: Metal concentration, phenolic content, and biological activity

TL;DR: This study comprises detailed chemical analysis of two Ganoderma species growing wild in Turkey, G. pfeifferi and G. carnosum, that have strong potential to be used for medicinal purposes.

Antioxidant and antimicrobial capacity of Lactifluus rugatus and its antiproliferative activity on A549 cells

TL;DR: It was determined that the mushroom had antimicrobial properties on tested bacteria and fungi and strong anti-proliferative activity on A549 cells and could be utilized as a natural pharmacological agent.
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Colorimetry of Total Phenolics with Phosphomolybdic-Phosphotungstic Acid Reagents

TL;DR: In this paper, the use of Folin-Ciocalteu reagent rather than the FolinDenis reagent, gallic acid as a reference standard, and a more reproducible time-temperature color development period was investigated.
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Medicinal mushrooms as a source of antitumor and immunomodulating polysaccharides.

TL;DR: The present review analyzes the pecularities of polysaccharides derived from fruiting bodies and cultured mycelium in selected examples of medicinal mushrooms and concludes that high molecular weight glucans appear to be more effective than those of low molecular weight.
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The pharmacological potential of mushrooms.

TL;DR: This review describes pharmacologically active compounds from mushrooms with antimicrobial, antiviral, antitumor, antiallergic, immunomodulating, anti-inflammatory, antiatherogenic, hypoglycemic, hepatoprotective and central activities.
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Bioavailability of the polyphenols: status and controversies.

TL;DR: In the present review, a critical overview on the difficulties and the controversies of the studies on the bioavailability of the polyphenols is discussed.
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Free-radical scavenging capacity and reducing power of wild edible mushrooms from northeast Portugal : individual cap and stipe activity

TL;DR: In this paper, the antioxidant properties of two wild edible mushroom species from the northeast of Portugal, Lactarius deliciosus (L.) Gray and Tricholoma portentosum (Fr.) Quel, were evaluated.
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