

Critical Reviews in Immunology 1999 19: 65-96. Therapeutic effects of substances occurring in higher basidiomycetes mushrooms: A modern perspective. Agricultural and Biological Chemistry 1978 42: 417-425. Isolation and characterisation of polysaccharides of “Kikurage,” fruit body of Auricularia auricula-judae. Edible mushroom cultivation for food security and rural development in China: bio-innovation, technological dissemination and marketing.

Zhang Y, Geng W, Shen Y, Wang Y, Dai YC. Auricularia spp.-mushrooms as novel food and therapeutic agents-a review. Sekara A, Kalisz A, Grabowska A, Siwulski M. Mushroom Miscellany 2008 1st edn: London, Harper Collins Publisher. Proteins, trace functional minerals, and low fat content, making it an ideal component in healthy diets. Glutamic acid was recorded more than 13% of the total detected aminoĪcid content and linoleic acid was recorded more than 43% of total detected fatty acid content in this study.Īlthough this mushroom desired for its color and flavor, it has found to be a good source of total dietary fibers, has been found to containall the essential amino acids. Potassium(1121.66 mg/100g) was the most abundant mineral, followed by magnesium (143.23 mg/100g), calcium(108.97 mg/100g) and sodium (29.22 mg/100g) in tested samples. Results were obtained by the mean ± S.E of three independent determinationsbased on the dry weight. Li.Eighty percent of sawdust, 18% of wheat bran and 2% of lime Therefore, this study aimed at determining the On nutritional compositions of white species of Auricularia. Reports about the cultivation technologies, to the best of our knowledge, very few studies have been performed cornea which has been preferred byĬonsumers for its white colour, good taste with their pharmacological properties. auricula-judae edible mushroom could serve as an effective functional food and more potent therapeutic agent.Auricularia cornea var.

auricula-judae was found to be dose-dependent. The extract was shown to be very good scavengers of DPPH, OH radicals, reducer of ferric ions, and an excellent metal chelator. Considerable amount of secondary metabolites like phenols and flavonoids were found in A. auricula-judae and standard antioxidants. A significant difference (p<0.05) was observed between the concentrations tested and between the EC 50 value of A. auricula-judae exhibited strong antioxidant activity in all the assays.

Total antioxidant capacity was determined using phosphomolybdenum assay. Antioxidant activity was analysed by different in vitro assays namely, DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazyl) radical and OH (hydroxyl) radical scavenging assay, FRAP (ferric reducing antioxidant power) assay, metal chelation and β-carotene bleaching assays. The hot water extract of Auricularia auricula-judae was investigated for antioxidant efficacy and also determined the amount of phytochemical components such as total phenols and flavonoids. STUDIES ON PHYTOCHEMICAL COMPOUNDS AND ANTIOXIDANT POTENTIAL OF AURICULARIA AURICULA-JUDAE AbstractĪuricularia auricula-judae is a precious colloid fungus, widely used as a food supplement and medicine in Southeast Asian countries.
