Total phenol, antioxidant activity, fatty acid composition and mineral contents of the species of fungi known as domalan

Authors:
Ayşe Şahin, Gıyasettin Kaşık, Sinan Alkan, Mehmet Musa Özcan

Volume 26, Issue 3;
Pages: 149-154; 2020
ISSN: 2069-0053 (print) (former ISSN: 1453-1399), Agroprint;
ISSN (online): 2068-9551

In this study, total phenol, antioxidant activity, fatty acid composition and mineral contents of the Terfezia species known as Domalan located in Konya region were edetermined. The majority of the truffles were gathered around Beşağıl Village Sarnıç Locality, Beşağıl Village Çiftlik Plateau Piren Tömeği Locality, Karapınar Çukurkuyu Plateau, Kale Village. Three species of truffles were identified during field works as Terfezia clavery Chatin, Terfezia sp. and Picoa lefebvrei (Pat.) Maire. Terfezia clavery and Terfezia boudieri are referred to as “Domalan”, Picoa lefebvrei is known as the Bird Domalan and Terfezia sp. is called White Domalan. Both crude fat (1.22%) and total phenol content (12.319 mg GAE/100ml) of Terfezia clavery were found to be higher than the other truffles. Oleic, linoleic and linolenic acid were identified as the major fatty acids in the samples. Very low levels of heavy metal content were detected in the samples. Lead (Pb) was not found in the samples of Terfezia clavery and Terfezia sp. The highest elements in the samples were potassium (K) and sulfur (S).