RT Journal Article ID 2d7bab1c2df49c1e A1 Smolskaite, Lina A1 Talou, Thierry A1 Venskutonis, Petras Rimantas T1 Comprehensive Evaluation of the Antioxidant Potential of Coastal Dune Mushroom Species from the Southwest of France JF International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms JO IJM YR 2016 FD 2016-12-20 VO 18 IS 11 SP 1023 OP 1035 K1 antioxidant activity K1 coastal mushrooms K1 dune mushrooms K1 extracts K1 medicinal mushrooms AB Numerous mushroom species are used as food and for medicinal purposes; however, many species that may contain bioactive compounds remain underinvestigated. In this study, the antioxidant properties of extracts sequentially isolated with cyclohexane, dichloromethane, and methanol from 25 costal dune mushroom species collected in the southwestern region of France were evaluated based on their radical scavenging capacity, ferric-reducing antioxidant power, oxygen radical absorbance capacity, and Folin-Ciocalteu−determined total phenolic content. Overall, the antioxidant potential of dried mushrooms was assessed using integrated antioxidant scores. The highest antioxidant capacity values were demonstrated by the Cortinarius infractus, Agaricus coniferarum, A. menieri, and A. freirei species. These results may foster further studies of the selected mushroom species to valorize their nutritional and medicinal properties. PB Begell House LK https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/708ae68d64b17c52,07a0495239bddf76,2d7bab1c2df49c1e.html