Protective Effects of the Mushroom Lactarius deterrimus Extract on Systemic Oxidative Stress and Pancreatic Islets in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats

Table 1

Phytochemical constituents of the L. deterrimus extract.

	Phenolic content; (mg GAE/g extract)^a	Flavonoid content; (mg QE/g extract)^b
Lactarius deterrimus	14.8 ± 2.23	5.07 ± 1.97

Total phenolic and flavonoid contents were determined by the Folin Ciocalteu and aluminium-chloride colorimetric methods, respectively, and are expressed as milligrams of gallic acid (GA) per gram of dry mushroom material^a and as milligrams of quercetin (QE) per gram of dry mushroom material^b. Data are presented as means ± SD.