MANTAR DERGİSİ, vol.11, no.2, pp.121-128, 2020 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
Mushrooms have been used extensively, owing to their nutritional and medicinal value, for thousands of years. This study designed for the determine of antioxidant and antimicrobial potential of two edible mushrooms Armillaria mellea (Vahl) P.Kumm. and Macrolepiota procera (Scop.) Singer. Antioxidant activity was detected method by DPHH free radical scavenging. M.procera extract had more potent free radical scavenging activity than A.mellea extract (IC50: 0.191, 1.19 mg/mL). The concent of the components with antioxidant properties, such as total phenols,β-caratone and lycopene were determined by spectrophotometric methods. Finally, the antimicrobial potential was determined with a agar well diffusion method on 14 microorganisms. A. mellea methanol extract formed against to Klebsiella pneumaniae ATCC 13883, Bacillus subtilis ATCC 6633, Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923,10±1 mm inhibition zone diameter. M.procera methanol extract formed against to Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 29212, Klebsiella pneumaniae ATCC 13883, 9±1 mm inhibition zone diameter. This research has shown that these two edible mushrooms have potential as natural antioxidants.