Analysis of Trace Metal Levels in Wild Mushrooms

A. Kaya; H. Genccelep; Y. Uzun; K. Demirel

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 3 (2011): Vol 23 Issue 3

Issue Published : September 11, 2010

Analysis of Trace Metal Levels in Wild Mushrooms

A. Kaya

Faculty of Science, Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University, 70100 Karaman, Turkey

H. Genccelep

Faculty of Engineering, Ondokuz Mayis University, 55139 Samsun, Turkey

Y. Uzun

Faculty of Science, Yüzüncü Yil University, 65080 Van, Turkey

K. Demirel

Faculty of Science, Yüzüncü Yil University, 65080 Van, Turkey

Corresponding Author(s) : A. Kaya

kayaabd@hotmail.com

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 23 No. 3 (2011): Vol 23 Issue 3
Article Published : November 18, 2010

Abstract

Three macro elements and nine trace elements contents of 30 wild edible mushrooms collected from Kahramanmaras province of Turkey, were analyzed. The minimum and maximum heavy metal amounts of mushrooms were analyzed as mg/g dry weight for Ca (0.072-8.32), Mg (0.33- 6.56), K (8.11-28.15) and as mg/kg for Fe (65.56-7156), Zn (13.18-230.85), Cu (4.30-84.67), Cr (0.77-80.03), Mn (5.15-91.21), Pb (not detected-3.10), Ni (0.79-174.15), Cd (0.00-8.67) and Co (0.00-10.92). The potassium content was found to be higher than those of the other minerals in all mushrooms, studied and Morchella deliciosa was found to have the highest Fe, Cr, Mn, Pb, Ni and Co concentrations among the analyzed species.

Keywords

Wild edible mushrooms Minerals Toxic elemenets Trace metal

Kaya, A., Genccelep, H., Uzun, Y., & Demirel, K. (2010). Analysis of Trace Metal Levels in Wild Mushrooms. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 23(3), 1099–1103. Retrieved from https://asianpubs.org/index.php/ajchem/article/view/16094

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 3 (2011): Vol 23 Issue 3

Analysis of Trace Metal Levels in Wild Mushrooms

Corresponding Author(s) : A. Kaya

Abstract

Keywords

Full Article

Download Citation

Table Of Contents