Molecules 2011, 16(3), 2334-2347; doi:10.3390/molecules16032334
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Antioxidant and Antityrosinase Activities of Various Extracts from the Fruiting Bodies of Lentinus lepideus

Ki Nam Yoon 1 , Nuhu Alam 1 , Kyung Rim Lee 1 , Pyung Gyun Shin 2 , Jong Chun Cheong 2 , Young Bok Yoo 2  and Tae Soo Lee 1,* email
1 Division of Life Sciences, University of Incheon, Incheon 406-840, Korea 2 Mushroom Division, National Institute of Horticultural & Herbal Science, RDA, Suwon 441-707, Korea
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 14 January 2011; in revised form: 6 March 2011 / Accepted: 9 March 2011 / Published: 10 March 2011
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Abstract: 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 other extracts. At 8 mg/mL, the methanolic extract showed a high reducing power of 1.21. The acetone and methanol extracts were more effective in scavenging DPPH radicals than the hot water extract. The strongest chelating effect was obtained from the methanolic extract. Xanthine oxidase and tyrosinase inhibitory activities of the acetonic, methanol and hot water extracts increased with increasing concentration. Gallic acid, chlorogenic acid, vanillin, naringin, naringenin, formononetin, and biochanin-A were detected in the acetonitrile and hydrochloric acid (5:1) solvent extract. This study suggests that fruiting bodies of L. lepideus can potentially be used as a readily accessible source of natural antioxidants.
Keywords: antioxidant; Lentinus lepideus; phenolic compounds; tyrosinase inhibition; xanthine oxidase

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Yoon, K.N.; Alam, N.; Lee, K.R.; Shin, P.G.; Cheong, J.C.; Yoo, Y.B.; Lee, T.S. Antioxidant and Antityrosinase Activities of Various Extracts from the Fruiting Bodies of Lentinus lepideus. Molecules 2011, 16, 2334-2347.

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Yoon KN, Alam N, Lee KR, Shin PG, Cheong JC, Yoo YB, Lee TS. Antioxidant and Antityrosinase Activities of Various Extracts from the Fruiting Bodies of Lentinus lepideus. Molecules. 2011; 16(3):2334-2347.

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Yoon, Ki Nam; Alam, Nuhu; Lee, Kyung Rim; Shin, Pyung Gyun; Cheong, Jong Chun; Yoo, Young Bok; Lee, Tae Soo. 2011. "Antioxidant and Antityrosinase Activities of Various Extracts from the Fruiting Bodies of Lentinus lepideus." Molecules 16, no. 3: 2334-2347.

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