In particular, the use of mushroom extracts as antioxidants is becoming increasingly popular due to accumulated data showing their free radical scavenging activity and lipid peroxidation inhibition in animal erythrocytes
and in brain cell membranes (Barros, Dueñas, Ferreira,Baptista, & Santos-Buelga, 2009; Verzelloni, Tagliazucchi, & Conte,
2007).