FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2012, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (13): 79-82.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-201213015

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Antioxidant Activity in vitro of Crude Polysaccharides from Coprinus comatus

WANGJin-xi,GULin,KONGFan-wei,BAOZhen-wei   

  1. (College of Food Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225127, China)
  • Received:2020-04-01 Revised:2020-04-01 Online:2012-07-15 Published:2012-07-27

Abstract: In order to evaluate the antioxidant activity in vitro of crude polysaccharides from Coprinus comatus, the DPPH, hydroxyl and superoxide anion radical scavenging activities and reducing power were tested and compared with those of VC. The results showed that crude polysaccharides from Coprinus comatus had good scavenging effect on DPPH and hydroxyl radicals in a dose-dependent manner with high similarity to that of VC. In addition, crude polysaccharides from Coprinus comatus had a certain scavenging effect on superoxide anion radicals and reducing power lower than that of VC. Our study demonstrates that polysaccharides from Coprinus comatus has good antioxidant activity and that their daily ingestion will show effective antioxidant effect in the body.

Key words: crude polysaccharides from Coprinus comatus, antioxidant properties, free radicals, scavenging ability

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