%0 Journal Article
%T Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Properties of Aqueous Extract from Dictyophora indusiata
%A Dictyophora indusiataV.O. Oyetayo
%A C.-H. Dong and Y.-J. YaoDictyophora indusiataD. indusiata
%J The Open Mycology Journal
%D 2007
%I Bentham Open
%R 10.2174/187443700090301020]
%X The antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of hot water extract (WE) obtained from Dictyophora indusiata were investigated. The free radical scavenging ability of WE on DPPH  was 97.35% at 2 mg/ml concentration. The reducing power of WE was moderate (1.22 at 2 mg/ml). Similarly, the WE displayed average scavenging effect on hydroxyl radical (52.28% at 2 mg/ml) and superoxide anion scavenging effect (48.64% at 2 mg/ml). However, the WE exhibited a very weak ferrous ion chelating effect of 18.56% at 2mg/ml concentration. Antimicrobial assay revealed that WE from D. indusiata can inhibit both bacteria and fungi used as indicators for antimicrobial effect at concentration of 200 mg/ml. The results suggest that WE possess good antioxidant and antimicrobial properties.
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