In vitro antioxidant activities of the polysaccharides from Tricholoma lobayense

The antioxidant activities of three polysaccharide components (TLH-1, TLH-2, TLH-3) extracted from Tricholoma lobayense were evaluated by three different in vitro methods, namely superoxide radical (O(2)(-)) scavenging activity, inhibition of mice erythrocyte hemolysis (MEH) and malondialdehyde (MDA) mediated by hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) and investigation of oxidative modification of human serum albumin (HSA) induced by 2,2-azobis(2-amidinopropane)dihydrochloride (AAPH) through fluorescence spectroscopy. The antioxidant experiments showed that the polysaccharides had a notable activity in scavenging O(2)(-) in a concentration-dependent manner; H(2)O(2)-induced MEH and formation of MDA were effectively inhibited; by fluorescence spectroscopy, it was demonstrated that the polysaccharides could obviously inhibit AAPH-induced oxidative modification of HSA. The experimental data obtained from the in vitro models clearly revealed that TLH-3 had stronger antioxidant potency than TLH-1 and TLH-2, which indicated that TLH-3 might be exploited as effective natural antioxidant to alleviate oxidative stress.