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Antioxidant Properties of the Peptides Isolated From Ganoderma lucidum Fruiting Body

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Ganoderma lucidum is widely used as traditional medicine for centuries particularly in China, Japan and Korea. Many bioactive metabolites isolated from G. lucidum were therapeutically active against various diseases. The peptide isolated from water extract of G. lucidum was purified by employing Sephadex G-25, Sephadex G-50 and reverse phase HPLC column chromatography. The antioxidant property of the peptide fractions was determined by various in vitro methods. All fractions obtained from Sephadex G-25 and fraction G from Sephadex G-50 are effective antioxidants and comparably fraction C has the highest antioxidant activity. The molecular weight of purified peptide determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, gel filtration chromatography and Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight-mass spectrometer was found to be 2.8, 3.34 and 3.35 kDa respectively. The amino acid composition of the peptide was rich in phenylalanine, aspartic acid, proline, histidine and isoleucine. Peptide isolated in the present investigation suggests that has beneficial antioxidant properties may be due to its low molecular weight and specific amino acid composition.

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Girjal, V.U., Neelagund, S. & Krishnappa, M. Antioxidant Properties of the Peptides Isolated From Ganoderma lucidum Fruiting Body. Int J Pept Res Ther 18, 319–325 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10989-012-9303-2

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