Table 2. Antioxidant contents and antioxidant activities of β-glucan extracts and purified extracts from medicinal mushrooms

Samples PGBE1) PGBEP
Total phenolic contents (mg% GAE2)) 21.10±0.18*3) 14.91±0.06*
Total flavonoid contents (mg% CE) 13.74±0.09* 8.54±0.09*
DPPH (mM GAE) 0.68±0.03* 0.26±0.01*
ABTS (mM TE) 2.05±0.02* 1.46±0.00*
FRAP (mM TE) 2.93±0.03* 1.83±0.04*
1)PGBE, Phellinus baumii and Ganoderma lucidum β-glucan extract; PGBEP, Phellinus baumii and Ganoderma lucidum extract with purification.
2)GAE, gallic acid equivalent; CE, catechin equivalent; TE, trolox equivalent.
3)*Means values are significantly different(p<0.05) by T-test.