Wild Mushrooms in Nepal: Some Potential Candidates as Antioxidant and ACE-Inhibition Sources

Twenty-nine mushrooms collected in the mountainous areas of Nepal were analyzed for antioxidant activity by different methods, including Folin-Ciocalteu, ORAC, ABTS, and DPPH assays. Intracellular H2O2-scavenging activity was also performed on HaCaT cells. The results showed that phenolic compounds...

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Main Authors: Hai Bang, Tran, Suhara, Hiroto, Doi, Katsumi, Ishikawa, Hiroya, Fukami, Katsuya, Parajuli, Gopal Prasad, Katakura, Yoshinori, Yamashita, Shuntaro, Watanabe, Kazuo, Adhikari, Mahesh Kumar, Manandhar, Hira Kaji, Kondo, Ryuichiro, Shimizu, Kuniyoshi
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3926245/