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. 2021 Dec 23;204(1):64.
doi: 10.1007/s00203-021-02717-5.

An investigation of the antioxidant potential and bioaccumulated minerals in Tuber borchii and Tuber maculatum mycelia obtained by submerged fermentation

Nirali Shah  1 , Sandesh J Marathe  2 , Della Croce  3 , Marco Ciardi  3 , Vincezo Longo  3 , Arvay Juilus  4 , Salem Shamekh  2
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An investigation of the antioxidant potential and bioaccumulated minerals in Tuber borchii and Tuber maculatum mycelia obtained by submerged fermentation

Nirali Shah et al. Arch Microbiol. .

Abstract

Submerged fermentation of Tuber borchii and T. maculatum was performed to produce mycelia towards evaluating their bioactive potential and probable toxicity. Truffle mycelia had been mostly explored for biopolymers previously. Methanolic extraction yield, polyphenol content, and flavonoid content varied with species and period of fermentation. In vitro DPPH, FRAP, ABTS and ORAC radical scavenging activity of mycelial extracts of T. maculatum and T. borchii at 7 and 10 days of bioreactor fermentation corroborated with phenolics content. Absence of toxicity and antimutagenicity in lag and log phases in Saccharomyces cerevisiae D7 cells supported possibly safe nutraceutical use of mycelia of both truffles. Mineral content showed variation with species and fermentation time for macro- (calcium, potassium, phosphorus, sodium, iron, magnesium, and manganese) and trace elements (zinc, selenium, copper, chromium, and nickel). Mineral bioaccumulation can be explored for food-fortification applications. The demonstrated activities and detected constituents show potential applications in food, pharmaceutical, cosmetics and nutraceuticals.

Keywords: Antioxidant potential; Non-mutagenicity; Non-toxicity; Truffle mycelial fermentation; Tuber borchii; Tuber maculatum.

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