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[The copper, manganese and zinc content of some edible mushrooms]. 1994

J Vetter

Lehrstuhl für Botanik, Universität für Veterinärmedizin, Budapest.

Fifty six samples of edible, wide-spread species of higher fungi were analysed for copper-, manganese- and zinc-contents. The average copper concentration of the samples is high (56.16 mg/kg dry mass) as compared to the green plants. Some groups of fungi (Agaricus and Macrolepiota species) are considerable copper-accumulators (until 226 mg/kg DM). Pronounced accumulation of manganese was reported in the case of Lepista nebularis and Pluteus atricapillus. The zinc-content of fungi (average: 104.1 mg/kg DM, between 7.71 mg/kg (Lepista nebularis) and 194.3 mg/kg (Agaricus silvaticus) is relatively balanced, accumulation were not established.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008345	Manganese	A trace element with atomic symbol Mn, atomic number 25, and atomic weight 54.94. It is concentrated in cell mitochondria, mostly in the pituitary gland, liver, pancreas, kidney, and bone, influences the synthesis of mucopolysaccharides, stimulates hepatic synthesis of cholesterol and fatty acids, and is a cofactor in many enzymes, including arginase and alkaline phosphatase in the liver. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual 1992, p2035)
D003300	Copper	A heavy metal trace element with the atomic symbol Cu, atomic number 29, and atomic weight 63.55.	Copper-63,Copper 63
D005504	Food Analysis	Measurement and evaluation of the components of substances to be taken as FOOD.	Analysis, Food,Analyses, Food,Food Analyses
D001487	Basidiomycota	A phylum of fungi that produce their sexual spores (basidiospores) on the outside of the basidium. It includes forms commonly known as mushrooms, boletes, puffballs, earthstars, stinkhorns, bird's-nest fungi, jelly fungi, bracket or shelf fungi, and rust and smut fungi.	Basidiomycetes,Basidiomycete,Basidiomycotas
D015032	Zinc	A metallic element of atomic number 30 and atomic weight 65.38. It is a necessary trace element in the diet, forming an essential part of many enzymes, and playing an important role in protein synthesis and in cell division. Zinc deficiency is associated with ANEMIA, short stature, HYPOGONADISM, impaired WOUND HEALING, and geophagia. It is known by the symbol Zn.