Chemical Constituents ofGymnopilus spectabilisand Their Antioxidant Activity
Mycobiology January 1, 2008 In‐kyoung Lee, Sung‐min Cho, Soon‐ja Seok et al. 32 citations
Gymnopilus spectabilis, a hallucinogenic mushroom with a bitter taste, contains psilocybin. From its fruiting bodies, four compounds were isolated: 4,6-decadiyne-1,3,8-triol, ergosta-4,6,8(14),22-tetraen-3-one, bisnoryangonin, and hispidin. Bisnoryangonin and hispidin showed strong scavenging activity against ABTS, DPPH, and superoxide radicals, indicating antioxidant potential. The other two compounds had no antioxidant activity.