Abstract

BELTRAN DELGADO, Yaixa et al. Content of total phenols in Pleurotus sp. extracts obtained with solvents of different polarity. Rev Cubana Invest Bioméd [online]. 2013, vol.32, n.2, pp. 121-129. ISSN 0864-0300.

Background: Edible mushrooms have been used since the immemorial because of their nutritional and pharmacological properties. Objective: Immunomodulating effects of three preparations of fruit bodies have been investigated with the aim of developing new formulations of therapeutic value from Pleurotus in Cuba. Methods: In this research, the content of total phenols was determined in five extracts of fruit bodies of Pleurotus sp. mushrooms, obtained with solvents of different polarity: n-hexan, ethyl acetate, acetone, ethanol and water. The content of polyphenols was determined using the Folin-Ciocalteu reagent. The data related to the content of total solids in the extracts were processed by a simple analysis of variance (ANOVA). Results: The concentration of total solids was higher in the aqueous and ethanolic extracts, with three and five times higher values than the ones obtained with less polar solvents (p<0.05). Phenolic compounds were detected in the five extracts; however, the highest levels were found in those obtained with the most polar solvents (water and ethanol) with values of 138.4 and 86.37 mg/100 g, dry base, respectively (p< 0.05). A positive correlation between the phenol contents and the solvent dielectric constant was observed (r= 0.92). Conclusions: The results suggest the evaluation of the antioxidant activity of the polar fractions of fruit bodies of Pleurotus both in "in vitro" and "in vivo" models.

Keywords : total phenols; extracts; Pleurotus sp.

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