Chemical constitutents and cytotoxicity of some Tanzanian wild mushrooms

Authors

V. Nyigo, Department of Chemistry, University of Dar es Salaam, P.O Box 35061, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.Follow
L. D. Baraza, Department of Chemistry, University of Dar es Salaam, P.O Box 35061, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.Follow
M. H. H. Nkunya, Department of Chemistry, University of Dar es Salaam, P.O Box 35061, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.Follow
S. J. M. Mdachi, Department of Chemistry, University of Dar es Salaam, P.O Box 35061, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.Follow
C. C. Joseph, Department of Chemistry, University of Dar es Salaam, P.O Box 35061, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.Follow
A. WaziriFollow

Section

Biological Sciences

Abstract

The sterol ergosterol and ergosta-4,22-diene-3β,7α-diol, together with 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde were isolated from the mushroom species Polyporus molluscensis, Cantharellus isabelinus, C. symoensii and a Podaxis species. Their structures were established on the basis of spectroscopic data. The ethanol extracts of mushroom samples of Agaricus sp. and Termitomyces letestui also showed cytotoxicity against the brine shrimp larvae.

Recommended Citation

Nyigo, V.; Baraza, L. D.; Nkunya, M. H. H.; Mdachi, S. J. M.; Joseph, C. C.; and Waziri, A. (2005) "Chemical constitutents and cytotoxicity of some Tanzanian wild mushrooms," Tanzania Journal of Science: Vol. 31: Iss. 2, Article 25.
Available at:https://doi.org/10.65085/2507-7961.2007