Phytochemical Content of medicinal mushroom (Ganoderma Iucidum

Abstract: Ganoderma lucidum is a functional food and a source of physiologically beneficial medicine. The Ganoderma fungi contained polyphenols, flavonoids, carotenoids, tannins, saponins and some of micro-elements (Cu, Zn, Mg, Mn, and Se) as excellent antioxidants. Data showed a content of polyphenols and flavonoids fractions by HPLC. Ganoderma has a high content of kaempherol (14.43 ug/g) then myricetin and quercetin (9.94 and 9.33 ug/g, respectively ). The content of cinnamic acid and p- cumaric acid ( 9.82 and 11.53 ug/g) were higher than cumarin, O- cumarin ( 8.88 and 8.44 ug/g) , respectively .
Ganoderma protein is rich in cystine and methionine ( 0.85 and 13.53 g/100g protein, respectively compared with its level in casein ( 0.33 and 2.59 g/100g protein ). The ratio of arginine; lysine was higher than of methionine; glycine which is used as indication of the ability of plant proteins to lower Cholesterol level in blood. The composition of Ganoderma Mushroom having a relatively high content of unsaturated fatty Acid ( oleic, linoleic, ecosanoic and decosahexanoic acid) Also, the reducing power Ganoderma extract was higher compared to that for vitamin C.
Publication year 2008
Pages 25-40
Organization Name
serial title Egypt. J. of Nutrition
Author(s) from ARC
Publication Type Journal
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