Table 5.
DPPH radical scavenging activity of P. ostreatus.
| Dry |
Fresh |
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| Aqueous extracts |
Methanolic extract |
Aqueous extracts |
Methanolic extract |
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| T1 | T2 | T1 | T2 | T1 | T2 | T1 | T2 | |
| Micelium | 53.57 ± 1.26a | 185.41 ± 0.80a | 47.35 ± 1.03a | 36.18 ± 1.48a | 10808 ± 0.160a | 389.3 ± 1.19a | 283.7 ± 0.80a | 189.7 ± 1.11a |
| Primordium | 523.17 ± 0.75b | 43.32 ± 0.94b | 30.89 ± 1.83b | 45.64 ± 1.16b | 685.4 ± 1.05b | 474 ± 1.59b | 241.2 ± 0.95b | 291.7 ± 0.35b |
| Fruiting body | 775.93 ± 1.28c | 36.86 ± 1.84c | 26.99 ± 0.47c | 66 ± 0.24c | 436.8 ± 0.16c | 244.4 ± 0.70c | 264.7 ± 1.23c | 185.3 ± 0.99c |
Values are the average of three replicates ± DS and expressed in EC50 in mg GAE/L dry basis. Means followed by different letters are significantly different (p ≤ 0.05). T1 = extract obtained at room temperature, T2 = extract obtained by boiling.