Antioxidant activities and acetylcholine esterase inhibition of nine wild mushrooms from Burkina Faso

Mushrooms are used as traditional food and to a lesser extent, as medicine compared to plants. In this study the biological properties of nine Burkinabé mushroom species (Chlorophyllum aff. molybdites, Phlebopus sudanicus, Lentinus squarrosulus, Lendzites elegans, Psatyrella tuberculata, Schizophylum commune, Ganoderma lucidum, Itajaya rosea and Laetiporus baudhanii) were evaluated, in order to contribute to the overall characterisation of these nonwood forest products. The total phenolic and flavonoid contents were analysed spectrophotometrically; antioxidant activities were evaluated using the DPPH and FRAP methods and also AChE inhibition was performed. Mushroom species analysed contain powerful antioxidant such as phenol compounds. Among them, Laetiporus baudhanii which has the highest total phenolic content (48.37mg⁄ml) was found, not only to possess the best antioxidant activities through radical reduction power (87.07 AA mg⁄ml) and radical scavenging capacity (IC50: 0.003 mg/mL), and but also to have highlighted the best AChE inhibition (29.44%). So, we conclude that L. baudhanii is a potential source of antioxidant compounds and AChE inhibitors. However, further investigations are needed to elucidate his valuable therapeutic use.