Three bisabolane-type sesquiterpenes from edible mushroom Pleurotus eryngii.

Pleurotus eryngii

Gut & microbiome

SpeciesKing Oyster, Eryngii

JournalFitoterapia

Year2018

Key points

Three bisabolane-type sesquiterpenes (1-3) were isolated from the fruiting bodies of king trumpet mushrooms (Pleurotus eryngii), together with a known compound (4)
All isolated compounds were evaluated for their inhibitory effects on nitric oxide (NO) production
Among these, 2 exhibited a moderate inhibitory effect on NO production with an IC 50 of 90.9 μM

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Citation abstract

Three bisabolane-type sesquiterpenes (1-3) were isolated from the fruiting bodies of king trumpet mushrooms (Pleurotus eryngii), together with a known compound (4). All isolated compounds were evaluated for their inhibitory effects on nitric oxide (NO) production. Among these, 2 exhibited a moderate inhibitory effect on NO production with an IC 50 of 90.9 μM.

Citation

Kikuchi T, Kitaura K, Katsumoto A, Zhang J, Yamada T, Tanaka R (2018). Three bisabolane-type sesquiterpenes from edible mushroom Pleurotus eryngii. Fitoterapia https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fitote.2018.06.021 PMID: 29959051

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