Minkyeong Kim 1, Chorong Ahn 1, and Changmu Kim 2,*
1Microorganism Resources Division, National Institute of Biological Resources, Incheon 22689, Korea
2Biological and Genetic Resources Assessment Division, National Institute of Biological Resources,
Incheon 22689, Korea
Correspondence to snubull@korea.kr
Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor J Mycol) December, 2021, 49(4):433-440.
https://doi.org/10.4489/KJM.20210042
Accepted: December 01, 2021; Revised: November 25, 2021; Received: August 20, 2021
Published: December, 2021.
© 2021 THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF MYCOLOGY.
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The fungal genus Trametes is globally distributed and comprises various wood-decay species, including the well-known medicinal mushroom Trametes versicolor, a popular remedy in traditional Asian medicine. Trametes species produce antioxidants, which have a wide range of health benefits. The pressent study evaluated seven indigenous Trametes species from Korea, which were cultivated in three different media (dextrose-yeast extract, DY; malt extract–yeast extract, MY; malt extract broth, MEB) and tested for antioxidant activity using the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl and 2,2’-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) assays. We found that the medium consumption rate did not significantly differ between the media and among the strains (72-76%). However, the T. versicolor strains had a relatively low consumption rate (14-65%). The 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and 2,2′-azinobis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonate) (ABTS) tests demonstrated that culture filtrates of T. cf. junipericola, T. orientalis, T. suaveolens, and T. versicolor possessed antioxidant activity against damage from free radicals. In particular, T. cf. junipericola (DY) and T. versicolor (MY) had >80% activity in the DPPH and ABTS assays, compared with that of the positive control (ascorbic acid). Thus, our study identified promising candidates with substantial antioxidant activity among the indigenous strains of Trametes spp. from Korea.
Trametes, ABTS (2,2′-azinobis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonate)), Antioxidant, Culture filtrate, DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl)