Nutritional contents and antimicrobial activity of the culinary-medicinal mushroom Leccinum scabrum

Leccinum scabrum (Bull.) Gray (Boletaceae) is an edible mycorrhizal species with potential application interest due to its food and medicinal properties. A field investigation carried out during summer in the Białowieża Primeval Forest, located along the border between Belarus and Poland allowed to...

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Main Authors: M.L. Gargano, G. Balenzano, G. Venturella, M.M. Cavalluzzi, N.P. Rotondo, G. Lentini, F. Cirlincione, G. Mirabile, E. Zapora, M. Wołkowycki, L. Pecoraro, V. Ferraro
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Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2025-02-01
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21501203.2024.2342519
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author M.L. Gargano
G. Balenzano
G. Venturella
M.M. Cavalluzzi
N.P. Rotondo
G. Lentini
F. Cirlincione
G. Mirabile
E. Zapora
M. Wołkowycki
L. Pecoraro
V. Ferraro
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G. Lentini
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M. Wołkowycki
L. Pecoraro
V. Ferraro
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description Leccinum scabrum (Bull.) Gray (Boletaceae) is an edible mycorrhizal species with potential application interest due to its food and medicinal properties. A field investigation carried out during summer in the Białowieża Primeval Forest, located along the border between Belarus and Poland allowed to collect samples for chemical composition analysis and antibacterial activity evaluation. Mushroom extracts were prepared with microwave-assisted as well as ultrasound-assisted extraction techniques (UAE and MAE). The analysis of a dry sample of L. scabrum showed a significant content of vitamins and minerals and also a remarkable content of carbohydrates, protein, dietary fibre, total sugars, total free amino acids, and polyunsaturated fatty acids. The antibacterial activity of L. scabrum aqueous extracts showed inhibitory activity against all tested bacteria. In general, MAE extract exhibits a higher inhibition activity against Listeria monocytogenes ATCC 19114. As regards the Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) values, the high antibacterial activity of MAE extract was detected for L. monocytogenes ATCC 19114 and Escherichia coli ATCC 25922. Regarding UAE, high antibacterial activity was detected for Salmonella enterica ATCC 13076 and L. monocytogenes ATCC 19114. Based on data hereby reported, L. scabrum is a culinary-medicinal mushroom with a promising potential use as a high-quality food and nutraceutical mycological resource.
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spelling doaj-art-694db9f00678487fb2aa4b56b97eab6d2025-02-06T12:15:39ZengTaylor & Francis GroupMycology2150-12032150-12112025-02-0111110.1080/21501203.2024.2342519Nutritional contents and antimicrobial activity of the culinary-medicinal mushroom Leccinum scabrumM.L. Gargano0G. Balenzano1G. Venturella2M.M. Cavalluzzi3N.P. Rotondo4G. Lentini5F. Cirlincione6G. Mirabile7E. Zapora8M. Wołkowycki9L. Pecoraro10V. Ferraro11Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Bari, ItalyDepartment of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Bari, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, ItalyDepartment of Pharmacy - Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Bari, ItalyDepartment of Pharmacy - Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Bari, ItalyDepartment of Pharmacy - Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Bari, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, ItalyInstitute of Forest Sciences, Bialystok University of Technology, Bialystok, PolandInstitute of Forest Sciences, Bialystok University of Technology, Bialystok, PolandSchool of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, ChinaDepartment of Pharmacy - Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Bari, ItalyLeccinum scabrum (Bull.) Gray (Boletaceae) is an edible mycorrhizal species with potential application interest due to its food and medicinal properties. A field investigation carried out during summer in the Białowieża Primeval Forest, located along the border between Belarus and Poland allowed to collect samples for chemical composition analysis and antibacterial activity evaluation. Mushroom extracts were prepared with microwave-assisted as well as ultrasound-assisted extraction techniques (UAE and MAE). The analysis of a dry sample of L. scabrum showed a significant content of vitamins and minerals and also a remarkable content of carbohydrates, protein, dietary fibre, total sugars, total free amino acids, and polyunsaturated fatty acids. The antibacterial activity of L. scabrum aqueous extracts showed inhibitory activity against all tested bacteria. In general, MAE extract exhibits a higher inhibition activity against Listeria monocytogenes ATCC 19114. As regards the Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) values, the high antibacterial activity of MAE extract was detected for L. monocytogenes ATCC 19114 and Escherichia coli ATCC 25922. Regarding UAE, high antibacterial activity was detected for Salmonella enterica ATCC 13076 and L. monocytogenes ATCC 19114. Based on data hereby reported, L. scabrum is a culinary-medicinal mushroom with a promising potential use as a high-quality food and nutraceutical mycological resource.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21501203.2024.2342519Leccinum scabrumbasidiomycetefungal diversityBiałowieża forestnutritional valuemicrowave-assisted extraction
spellingShingle M.L. Gargano
G. Balenzano
G. Venturella
M.M. Cavalluzzi
N.P. Rotondo
G. Lentini
F. Cirlincione
G. Mirabile
E. Zapora
M. Wołkowycki
L. Pecoraro
V. Ferraro
Nutritional contents and antimicrobial activity of the culinary-medicinal mushroom Leccinum scabrum
Mycology
Leccinum scabrum
basidiomycete
fungal diversity
Białowieża forest
nutritional value
microwave-assisted extraction
title Nutritional contents and antimicrobial activity of the culinary-medicinal mushroom Leccinum scabrum
title_full Nutritional contents and antimicrobial activity of the culinary-medicinal mushroom Leccinum scabrum
title_fullStr Nutritional contents and antimicrobial activity of the culinary-medicinal mushroom Leccinum scabrum
title_full_unstemmed Nutritional contents and antimicrobial activity of the culinary-medicinal mushroom Leccinum scabrum
title_short Nutritional contents and antimicrobial activity of the culinary-medicinal mushroom Leccinum scabrum
title_sort nutritional contents and antimicrobial activity of the culinary medicinal mushroom leccinum scabrum
topic Leccinum scabrum
basidiomycete
fungal diversity
Białowieża forest
nutritional value
microwave-assisted extraction
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21501203.2024.2342519
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