Among natural products, mushrooms are well known for their nutritional value and health-improving features. In this study, the total phenolic content, total oxidant status, total antioxidant capacity, lipid hydroperoxides, and total free sulfhydryl levels of wild edible mushroom Sarcodon squamosus were investigated. The agar disc diffusion method was applied to test the antimicrobial effect of S.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe present investigation was undertaken to evaluate the antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of the wild edible mushroom Agaricus lanipes, and also to investigate its cytotoxicity and potential and possible apoptotic effect against the A549 lung cancer cell line in in vitro conditions. Total antioxidant capacity, total phenolic content, total oxidant status, total antioxidant status, lipid hydroperoxides, and total free -SH levels of A. lanipes were found to be 4.
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