@article{Dasgupta_Rai_Acharya_2015, title={PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS AND IN VITRO ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF A WILD EDIBLE MUSHROOM ENTOLOMA LIVIDOALBUM}, volume={8}, url={https://journals.innovareacademics.in/index.php/ajpcr/article/view/7176}, abstractNote={<p>Objective: In the course of inventorying and bioprospecting wild edible mushrooms of West Bengal, the ethanolic fraction of Entoloma lividoalbum<br />was tested for its potential as an antioxidant in vitro and estimate the amounts of putative bioactive compounds present in it.<br />Methods: The fraction’s antioxidant potential was tested by employing various in vitro assay systems, namely, total antioxidant capacity, chelating effect<br />on ferrous ions, reducing the effect of ferric iron and 1,1-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging assays. Estimation of bioactive components was<br />carried out following previously established methods.<br />Results: It was found to be a great reducer of ferric iron, as well as an effective ferrous iron chelator and free radical scavenger. In an attempt to quantify<br />the bioactive components, the fraction was found to be comprised of mention worthy amounts of phenols, β-carotene, lycopene and flavonoids.<br />Conclusion: This fraction can be used to treat oxidative stress related ailments.<br />Keywords: Antioxidant, 1,1-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl, Reducing power, Scavenging activity.</p>}, number={5}, journal={Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research}, author={Dasgupta, Adhiraj and Rai, Manjula and Acharya, Krishnendu}, year={2015}, month={Sep.}, pages={171–174} }