Antioxidant and Antityrosinase Activities of Various Extracts from the Fruiting Bodies of Lentinus lepideus

Antioxidant and Antityrosinase Activities of Various Extracts from the Fruiting Bodies of Lentinus lepideus

Lentinus lepideus is an edible mushroom currently available in Korea. The acetone, methanol and hot water extracts were prepared and assayed for their antioxidant and antityrosinase inhibitory activities. The hot water extract showed the strongest β-carotene-linoleic acid inhibition compared to the...

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Main Authors: Tae Soo Lee, Jong Chun Cheong, Pyung Gyun Shin, Kyung Rim Lee, Nuhu Alam, Young Bok Yoo, Ki Nam Yoon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-03-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
antioxidant
Lentinus lepideus
phenolic compounds
tyrosinase inhibition
xanthine oxidase
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/16/3/2334/

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