Abstract:

The fruit bodies of selenium-rich Flammulina velutipes were extracted by modern separation techniques to obtain Se-binding polysaccharides and Se-binding proteins. Phenol-sulfuric acid method, ICP-MS and Coomassie brilliant blue G-250 dye method were used for the quantifications of polysaccharides, selenium and proteins, respectively. The scavenging effects of the Se-binding polysaccharide extract and the Se-binding protein extract on hydroxyl free radicals generated in a Fenton system were evaluated under optimal experimental conditions. It was found that the hydroxyl free radical scavenging effects of Sebinding polysaccharides and Se-binding proteins were more obvious than those of inorganic selenium, pure polysaccharides or pure proteins at the same concentrations. The maximum scavenging rates of Se-binding polysaccharides and Se-binding proteins on hydroxyl free radicals were 65.05 % and 19.67%, respectively.

Key words: Flammulina velutipes, Se-binding polysaccharides, Se-binding proteins, hydroxyl free radicals