Evaluation of metal concentration and antioxidant, antimicrobial, and anticancer potentials of two edible mushrooms Lactarius deliciosus and Macrolepiota procera

 

Marijana Kosani
c ^a,*, Branislav Rankovi
c ^a, Aleksandar Ranci
c ^b, Tatjana Stanojkovi
c c

 

^a Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
^b Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
^c Institute of Oncology and Radiology of Serbia, Pasterova, Belgrade, Serbian

 

This study is designed for the determination of metal concentrations, antioxidant, antimicrobial, and anticancer potential of two edible mushrooms Lactarius deliciosus and Macrolepiota procera. Concentrations of nine metals are determined and all metals are present in the allowable concentrations in the tested mushrooms except Cd in M. procera. Antioxidant activity was evaluated by free radical scavenging and reducing power. M. procera extract had more potent free radical scavenging activity (IC₅₀